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AEPUS FULVESCENS. 
Order Coleoptera. Fam. Carabidae Lat.> Leach. 
Type of the Genus Aepus fulvescens Leach. 
Aepus Leach , Sam. — Blemus Dej. 
Aniennce inserted before the eyes at the base of the mandibles, 
rather long, filiform and pubescent} 11 -jointed, basal joint ro- 
bust ovate, 2d rather slender, 3d somewhat longer, the remainder 
ovate, pedicled, the terminal one the longest, and conical (fig. 6) . 
Labrum transverse, bilobed, ciliated with rigid bristles and pro- 
ducing a few long ones (1). 
Mandibles slender, slightly bent and acute, producing several 
sharp teeth on the internal side, nearer the base in one than the 
other (2). 
Maxillae long and slender, terminated by a strong bent claw, in- 
ternal margin ciliated with short strong spines. Palpi naked } 
internal biarticulate, the basal joint long clavate, the terminal 
one short ; external 4-jointed, basal joint minute, 2d subglo- 
bose, 3d the longest, robust, clavate, 4th rather slender and at- 
tenuated (3). 
Mentum transverse, emarginate, producing a blunt tooth in the 
centre, the lobes acuminated in front. Labium small, furnished 
with a slender lobe on each side and 2 bristles in the middle. 
Palpi large, nearly as long as the maxillary, arising from scapes, 
3-jointed, basal joint small, 2d long robust, 3d nearly as long, 
slender and attenuated (4). 
Head elongate-ovate; neck distinct. Eyes very minute. Thorax ob- 
cordiform, truncated before and behind , not touching the elytra. Co- 
leoptra depressed , broader than the thoraic. Scutellum minute. Elytra 
smooth , not striated, producing a few hairs, slightly emarginated at 
the apex. Wings none. Legs rather long, compressed. Thighs broad. 
Tibiae simple, anterior very broad and deeply notched , ciliated and 
spined. Tarsi 5 -jointed, the articulations subcordiform, excepting 
the terminal one which is the longest, the penultimate in the anterior 
pair producing a rigid bristle, curved towards the Claws which are 
long slender and simple (5, a fore leg). 
Fulvescens Leach. — Sam. Ent. Comp. p. 149, Gen. 24. 
Depressed, smooth, shining, ochraceous. Anterior portion of 
the head and antennae inclining to castaneous : eyes black, be- 
hind which are a few hairs. Thorax with a narrow margin and 
a channel down the centre not reaching to the anterior edge. 
Elytra with 3 imperfect furrows on each, irregularly and obscurely 
punctured and producing some scattered hairs. 
In the Author's and other Cabinets. 
