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DROMIUS SPILOTUS. 
Order Coleoptera. Fam. Carabidae Lat., Leaclu 
Type of the Genus Carabus 4-maculatus Linn . 
Dromius Bon., Leach, Sam., Lat., Dej., Sturm.— Dromius GylL — 
Lebia Lat., Clair., Gyll . — Carabus Linn., Fab., Marsh., Panz. 
Antenna inserted before the eyes at the base of the mandibles, 
filiform, pubescent excepting the 3 first joints, 11 -jointed, basal 
joint elongate-ovate, robust, 2nd not very short, 3rd and re- 
mainder nearly of equal length and pilose, terminal joint elon- 
gate-conic (6). 
Labrum transverse, anterior angles rounded, margin slightly con- 
cave, producing a few bristles (1). 
Mandibles subtrigonate, slightly curved at the apex and acute, 
one sinuated on the internal margin, the other notched near the 
base (2). 
Maxilla bent and acute at the apex, ciliated internally with rigid 
bristles* Palpi , internal broad compressedf biarticulate, basal 
joint clavate, 2nd subovate, scarcely truncate : external long and 
stout, 4-jointed, basal joint small, 2nd long, robust and subcla- 
vate, 3rd short somewhat bell-shaped, 4th the size of the 2nd 
elongate-ovate truncate (3). 
Mentum transverse-oval, deeply emarginate, sides acuminated. 
Labium oblong, membranous and pubescent. Palpi rather large 
arising from scapes, triarticulate, basal joint minute, 2nd and 3rd 
of equal length, the latter robust, subovate, pubescent, terminated 
by a vesicle (4). 
Head slightly produced behind. Thorax obcordate or subquadrate, 
margined, broader than the head. Scutellum small triangular. Elytra 
depressed, truncate and slightly emarginate. Wings ample or rudi- 
mentary. Abdomen obtuse at the apex, extending beyond the elytra. 
Legs rather long and slender. Tibiae producing minute spurs, an- 
terior emarginate. Tarsi nearly as long as the tibiae producing rigid 
bristles beneath, 5-jointed, basal joint not so long as the terminal in 
the anterior pair, penultimate not bilobed. Claws simple (5 ,a fore leg ) . 
Spilotus Zieg.—Dej. Spec. Coleop. 1. 246. 16. Sturm.pl. 170. C. 
Black, smooth, shining, very finely shagreened. Trophi and 
basal joint of antennae lurid. Thorax obcordiform, truncated an- 
teriorly, and rounded behind, the posterior angles slightly pro- 
duced and reflexed, a deep channel down the centre. Elytra 
semitransparent, dull aeneous fuscous with an obscure pale 
ochreous spot on each shoulder and 8 obscurely punctured shal- 
low striae, with 2. foveae on the 3rd from the suture. Wings 
ample. Legs dirty ochre, darkest at the apex ; thighs piceous. 
In the Author's Cabinet. 
The short and broad mandibles, the broad and truncated 
apex of the external maxillary, and the small basal joint of 
