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CALOSOMA SYCOPHANTA. 
Order Coleoptera. Fam. Carabidse Lat Leach . 
JV/pe of the Genus, Carabus Sycophanta Linn. 
Calosoma Web., Fab., Lat., Sturm, Sam., Curtis. — Carabus Linn., 
Oliv. — Buprestis Geoff. 
Antennce inserted close to the anterior margin of the eyes, rather 
short, filiform, a little tapering at the apex, pubescent, excepting 
the 4 basal joints 3 11 -jointed, 1st joint the most robust, 2nd 
small, 3rd the longest, flattened at the base, remainder nearly 
of equal length, terminal joint slender and sublinear (6). 
Labrum broad, short and bilobed, the lobes ciliated with short 
strong bristles (1). 
Mandibles exserted, long large curved and rather obtuse, striated 
obliquely above, thickly pubescent on the inside, and producing 
a tooth near the centre (2). 
Maxillce forming a strong acute hook, entirely clothed outside 
with bristly hairs, extending beyond the apex and forming cilia 
on the inside. Palpi; internal considerably longer than the 
maxilla, composed of 2 joints, of nearly equal length, the basal 
one clavate, the other suboval : external long, 4 -join ted, basal 
joint short, 2nd very long, clavate, 3rd shorter, clavate-truncate, 
4th scarcely so long, oblong-truncate (3). 
Mentum transverse, deeply emarginate, the lateral lobes not 
acuminated, the centre forming an angular lobe. Palpi long, a 
attached to two distinct corneous globose scapes, 2nd joint short 
and curved, 3rd very long clavate, furnished with 4 or 5 bristles 
on the inside, 3rd joint much shorter, elongate, ovate-truncate. 
Labium very short, subquadrate, the centre corneous and pilose, 
the sides forming 2 very short and pubescent lobes (4). 
Male smaller than the female. Head rather small. Eyes small, glo- 
bose and prominent. Thorax short and twice as broad as the head , 
transverse-oval, truncated before and behind. Scutellum small and 
triangular. Coleoptera very large , and broadest below the middle, 
especially in the female, ovate, angulated at the apex. Wings very 
ample. Legs long and robust. Tibiae 3 anterior scarcely notched , 
but truncated obliquely and grooved beneath, with two spines at the 
apex. Tarsi with a double row of spines beneath ; anterior dilated 
in the males. Claws bent (5). 
Sycophanta Linn. Faun.Suec. n. 790. — Curtis's Guide, Gen. 13. n. I. 
Black, shining. Head and thorax rather rugosely punctured, 
slightly violaceous, the sides of the latter bright green when 
viewed from above. Elytra brilliant green with a fine cupreous 
tint 3 each having an abbreviated, and about 15 long crenated 
striae, the interstices transversely striated, with a minute punc- 
ture on the centre of each, also several larger punctures between 
the 3rd and 4th, the 7th and 8th, and the 1 1th and 12th striae 3 
the margin rugose to the apex 3 beneath violaceous or blue green. 
In the Author's and other Cabinets. 
