COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS. 
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ANTHIA DECEMGUTTATA. 
PLATE I. Fig. 2. 
Fabricius , Sytt. Eleuth. p. 221 Carabus decemguttatus, 
Oliv. iii. 35, pi. 23, No. 16. 
The general colour of this species is dull black. 
The eyes are brown, and the antennae incline to the 
same colour, but the four lowest joints are more or 
less thickly covered with whitish down on the under 
side. On each side of the thorax anteriorly there 
is a small white spot. The elytra are marked with 
a few deep grooves, which are pretty densely clothed 
with wdiitish down; this, however, is frequently 
rubbed off, and in the bottom of each groove there 
appear two rows of small impressed points, and a 
longitudinal ridge between them. Each elytron has 
five spots of white dow n, but some of these are often 
obliterated (as in the example figured). The un- 
der side of the body and legs are of a more shining 
black than the other parts, and the thighs are some- 
times brown. 
This insect varies greatly in size, colour, and even 
in the relative proportion of its parts, and it has in 
consequence been described under several different 
names. It is found in the neighbourhood of the Cape 
of Good Hope, where it appears to be very common. 
The genus Carabus properly so called is distin- 
guished by having the upper lip simply notched or 
