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ELAPHRUS ULIGINOSUS. 
Order Coleoptera. Fam. Carabidae Lai., Leach. 
Type of the Genus Cicindela riparia Linn. 
Elaphrus Fab., Lat ., Oliv., Gyll., Dej. — Cicindela Linn., Marsh. 
Antennae inserted before the eyes at the base of the mandibles, 
rather short and robust, subclavate, and pubescent excepting the 
3 first joints 5 11 -jointed, basal joint ovate, 2nd small, 3rd and 
4th of equal length clavate, the former slender, the 5th and fol- 
lowing subovate, terminal joint ovate (fig. 6 ). 
Labrum transverse quadrate, angles rounded, anterior margin 
sinuated, producing a few long bristles ( 1 ). 
Mandibles slightly bent, rather slender, furnished with 4 blunt 
teeth next the base on the internal margin ( 2 ). 
Maxillae slender, bent, acute, sparingly ciliated internally with 
rigid bristles. Palpi, internal Inarticulate, basal joint the longest 5 
external 4-jointed, basal joint small, 2nd large, 3rd rather slen- 
der short, 4th the longest, more robust (3). 
Men turn very broad but short, emarginate, producing a bifid 
tooth in the centre. Palpi rather long, attached to scapes at 
the base, 3 -jointed, basal joint slender curved, 2nd and 3rd of 
nearly equal length, subclavate. Lip rather small, trilob ed (4). 
Head subtrigonate. Eyes large very prominent. Thorax more or less 
quadrate. Scutellum minute triangular. Coleoptra oval. Wings 
ample. Legs $ anterior the shortest. Tibiae spurred, anterior having a 
spine on the side near the apex, where it is sloped off, or slightly 
emarginate. Tarsi 5 -jointed, anterior slightly dilated in the males, 
basal and terminal joints the longest (5, afore leg). 
Obs. the dissections were made from E. uliginosus. 
Uliginosus Fab. Ent. Syst. v. 1 . pars 1 . p. 178. n. 1 . — Dej. Spec. 
Col 2. 269.1. 
Dull aeneous, minutely punctured $ mouth with a greenish tinge, 
bead somewhat rosy, the latter with an impression between the 
eyes, which, as well as the antennae are black. Thorax broader 
than the head, suborbicular, with several small foveae and a short 
channel upon the back furcate anteriorly. Elytra with 4 cate- 
nulated striae formed of violaceous spots connected by black 
smooth and shining convex spaces. Legs chalybeous $ thighs 
and underside of the insect aeneous green. 
In the Cabinets of Mr. Ingpen and the Author + 
