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OPHONUS GERMANUS. 
Order Coleoptera. Fam. Carabidas Lat n Leach . 
Type of the Genus Carabus germanus Linn. 
Ophonus Ziegl.j Dej., Sturm, Lat . — Harpalus Lat., Bon., Leach, 
Sturm.-— Carabus Linn., Fab., Marsh. 
Antennai inserted before the eyes at the base of the mandibles, 
subclavate, pubescent excepting the 2 first joints j 1 1 -jointed, 
basal joint elongate-ovate, a little the stoutest 5 2nd about half 
the length of the 1st $ 3rd and following shorter than the 1st 
joint, excepting* the terminal one which is the same length and 
subovate (fig. 6). 
Labrum semiorbicular, emarginate and producing a few bristles 
in front (1). 
Mandibles short, subtrigonate, not very acute, rather dilated to- 
wards the base on the internal side (2). 
Maxilla slender, bent, very acute, pubescent and ciliated. Palpi 
compressed 5 internal rather long biarticulate, basal joint slen- 
der, 2nd rather longer, bent ovate, acuminate ; external scarcely 
longer than the labial, 4-jointed, basal joint minute, 2nd linear 
the longest, 3rd rather short clavate, 4th the most robust, short 
ovate (3). 
Mentum broad and very short, deeply emarginate, the centre 
slightly produced. Lip long, producing a broad lobe on each 
side. Palpi attached to long moveable scapes, pilose, rather 
long, 3-jointed, basal joint minute, 2nd and 3rd long of equal 
length, the latter the most robust, fusiform truncate (4) . 
Superior surface punctured and pubescent. Head subtrigonate rather 
broad. Eyes small. Thorax suborbicular or subquadrate, with the 
posterior angles sometimes rounded. Scutellum minute. Elytra 
slightly emarginated at the apex. Wings not very ample. Legs 
rather large. Tibiae, anterior not deeply emarginate. Tarsi b -jointed, 
anterior and intermediate with the 4 first joints cordiform and dilated 
in the males. Claws simple (5 , fore leg of male). 
Obs. The dissections were made from C. nitidulus Schr. 
Germanus Linn. Syst. Nat. 2. p. 672. ra.26. — Fab. Ent. Syst.l.pars 1. 
p. 162. n. 167. 
Dull rufous, pubescent, thickly punctured. Antennae reddish 
brown, excepting the 3 first joints. Head entirely rufous in- 
clining to castaneous. Thorax deep blue with a violaceous 
tinge, the margins ferruginous $ more strongly punctured than 
the head, a channel down the centre and a fovea on each side 
at the base. Scutellum blue. Elytra finely punctured with a 
large blue spot towards the apex j 8 punctured striae on each, 
the 2nd incurvated at the base and forming a 9th abbreviated 
stria. Beneath black. 
In the Cabinets of the British Museum and the Author. 
