124 NATTTEAL HISTOET OF 
half that number has been ascertained to inhabit 
Scotland. 
CARABUS HISPANUS. 
PLATE I. Fig. 4. 
Fdbricius , Syst. Eleuth. p. 171 — Olivier , iii. 35, p. 22, No. 
14, pi. 1, fig. 9. 
This species varies in length from ten to fifteen 
lines. The surface of the head is of a fine blue in- 
clining to violet, with the anterior part black ; it is 
ather deeply punctured, and marked with irregular 
wrinkles. The antennae are black, and the eyes 
brown. The thorax is nearly heart-shaped, a good 
deal contracted behind, similar in colour to the 
head, and likewise rough with punctures and wrin- 
kles : there is also an impressed line down the centre. 
The scutellum is black. The elytra are of an elon- 
gate-oval form, covered with impressed points which 
have a tendency to run into lines, three of which 
are pretty distinctly formed : they are of a bright 
copper-colour, glossed on the exterior edges with 
violet, and having a very high degree of lustre. 
The under parts of the body and the legs are glossy 
black. 
This splendid insect occurs in mountainous dis- 
tricts in the south of France, usually frequenting 
the banks of small rivulets which flow dow r n the sides 
of hills. 
