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apex, which is armed with only one long spur and is fringed, as well as the outer edge, 
with short, strong bristles ; the middle and hind tibiae are clothed all round with Jong, fine 
bristles. The episterna of the metathorax are elongated. 
Sab. — Neighbourhood of Sanju. 
51. — Bradytus apricarius. 
Carabus apricarius , Payk., Monogr. Carab. p. 77. 
Amara apricaria, Dej., Spec. Gen. iii, 506. 
Bradytus apricarius, Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent.. i, p. 136. 
Sab. — Sind Valley, Dras, Kargil, and Leli : Pamir, between Sirikol and Panga. 
The Pamir and Ladakh examples agree closely with the West European form of the 
common Palsearctic species. One of the Sind Valley specimens is rather more elongate, and 
is probably the var. parallelus (Chaudoir) from Lenkoran on the Caspian. 
52. — Bradytijs cohpactus. 
Bates, Proc, Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 717. • 
Breviter oblongo-ovatus, latus, subaeneo-niger, convexus ; capite brevi et crasso, oculis 
parum convexis, epistomatis margine antico transversim sulcato ; thorace elytris baud angus- 
tiori, postice modice angustato , angulis posticis acutis, foveolis basalibus parvis punctatis, 
carinaque obsoleta : elytris simpliciter striatis, interstitiis planis : palpis, antennis, pedibusque 
rufopiceis : episternis parmnpunetatis : menti dente magno apice inconspicue emarginalo. 
Long. 4 lin. 
Of short, broad, oblong form. Distinguished from all other species by the smooth 
furrow accompanying the arcuated front margin of the epistome, which itself forms a 
thickened rim. A further important distinctive character is the absence of the usual carina 
of the thorax near the hind angles, in the situation of which there is a scarcely perceptible 
obtuse elevation. The hind angles of the thorax are acute, the arcuated lateral margin 
being slightly and briefly sinuated just before the angle, and the hind margin being incurved 
on each side. The elytral striae are not perceptibly punctured.. Prosternum with a long 
smooth longitudinal furrow. Posterior tibiae of the male on the inside with a sparse clothing 
of soft hairs. 
Sab. — Murree. 
53. — CURTONOTUS PAMIRENSIS. 
Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 717. 
Slongato-oblongus, angustm , rufo-castaneus , supra olivaceo-aeneus, thoracis elytrorumque 
marqinibus reflexis, rufescentibus : capite lam, mox pone oculos angustato ; thorace irans- 
versim quadrato ante basin subfortiter constricto, ibique lateribus parallels et margine 
later ali hand interrupt, angulis posticis rentis ; base grosse subsparsim pnnctato, foveis 
utrinque linearibus ; elytris striatis, striis {versus apicem exceptis) punctatis: metasterno et 
ventri basi sparsim punctatis. 
