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CILLENUM LATERALE. 
Order Coleoptera. Fam. Carabidae Lat Leach . 
Type of the Genus Cillenum laterale Leach. 
Cillenum Leach. — Gillen us Sam. — Blemus Zieg.,Dej .■ — Trechus Bon. 
Antennae inserted before the eyes at the base of the mandibles, 
subclavate, pilose and pubescent, 1 1 -jointed, basal joint robust, 
oblong, 2nd short, 3rd long, 4th and following moniliform, ter- 
minal joint as large as the basal one, conical (fig. 6). 
Labrum transverse, concave in front and ciliated with a few 
bristles, anterior angles rounded, slightly emarginate and pro- 
ducing a few bristles (1). 
Mandibles porrected, rather long and slender, slightly bent and 
acute, with 1 large and 2 small teeth at the base (2). 
Maxillae bent, corneous, and acuminated at the apex like a claw, 
internally ciliated with rigid bristles. Palpi ; internal biarticu- 
late, basal joint scarcely so long as the terminal, which is bent 
and subfusiform : external robust, 4-jointed, basal joint small, 
2nd and 3rd subclavate, the latter pilose, rather the longest and 
stoutest, 4th slender and short (3). 
Mentum not very large, transverse, deeply emarginate, side lobes 
acuminated, central one obtuse. Labium small, producing a 
narrow lobe on each side. Palpi arising from short scapes, tri- 
articulate, basal joint minute, 2nd long very robust, subclavate 
pilose, 3rd very small slender and short (4). 
Head broad and long. Eyes not very large nor prominent. Thorax 
scarcely broader than the head, cordiform, truncated before and be- 
hind, posterior angles slightly reflexed and acuminated. Scutellum 
very minute. Coleoptra depressed, linear, elongate-ovate, slightly 
emarginate towards the apex. Wings very small. Tibiae spurred, 
anterior notched and spirted. Tarsi 5 -jointed, rather short, the 
anterior dilated, especially in the males, the \st joint producing a 
strong spine at each angle, the 2nd and 3rd one at the internal 
angle only (5, a fore leg). 
Laterale Leach MSS. — lateralis Sam.Ent. Comp.p. 148. Gen. 21. 
Ochreous. Mouth and antennae castaneous excepting the 3 or 
4 basal joints of the latter. Head and thorax shining, very mi- 
nutely punctured, green with a cupreous tinge, especially the 
latter, which has a channel down the centre and a few furrows in 
the middle at the base. Scutellum blackish. Elytra very finely 
shagreened, cupreous or aeneous, excepting a portion at the base ; 
9 obscurely punctured striae on each, the sutural one abbreviated, 
the 2nd and 3rd united at their origin, and the 4th with four 
foveas on the internal side, each producing a bristle. 
In the Author's and other Cabinets. 
