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TAB. XXVIL 
CARABUS nitens. 
Class 7. Insecta. Order 1. Coleoptera. 
Gen. Char. Antennce filiform. Thorax obcordate, 
behind truncated, marginated. Elytra marginated. 
Abdomen ovate. Hind-thigh with an appendage 
at the base. 
Spec. Char. Apterous. Elytra porcated : with in- 
terrupted striae, and scabrous golden sulcae. 
Syn. Marsh. Coleopt. 435. and Synonyms. 
Having seen foreign specimens of this beautiful Insect, 
some years since, and being told that it was to be found iri 
Great Britain, I was anxious to know the habitat ; but the 
most able entomologists at that time could not satisfy me : 
even Mr. Marsham was unacquianted with it. However, 
anxious to collect every thing relating to the Natural History 
of Great Britain, l had desired my friend, the Rev. J. Harri- 
man, to send me Insects as well as Plants, whether com- 
mon or uncommon ; and it soon after, about the year 1 800, 
happened that this came in a box of his with a Lichen. As 
Mr, Marsham’s work was not then in the press, I imme- 
diately inquired of Mr. Harriman concerning it, who said 
it was not uncommon on the heaths of Durham. I gave 
Mr. Marsham the information, but he has omitted it. 
