NOTES ON THE AMAR^E. 
Sp. Char —Above bright coppery; hd. with an impression on each side be¬ 
tween the eyes ; thx. anteriorly convex; with a dorsal channel, and ab¬ 
breviated obsolete transverse impression, and two fovese on each side at 
the base; the inner one oblong, obsoletely punctated; the outer one 
broad, shallow, and very distinctly punctate; elyt. with punctate striae, 
and an interrupted series of impressions on the margin; body beneath, and 
fern, black; tib. and tarsi ferruginous; ant., with the three basal joints, 
and bases of the fourth and fifth, rufous; the remainder, dusky; palpi 
pitchy. Length 3| lines. 
Allied to A. puncticoUis, Ryl., but is distinguished by the impressions on the 
thorax, the color of the antennae, legs, &c. Only one specimen has occurred, 
which I captured this spring near Warrington. 
Spn. — A. convexior, Wilk. ; Steph. Mand. 1, 132. 
Sp, Char, —Rather convex; deep blue black above ; thx. anteriorly smooth^ 
with a very slender dorsal channel; the base with an obsolete transverse 
impression, and towards the angles a little punctulate, with two indis¬ 
tinct foveae, approximating to each other, and to the margins; elyt. deli¬ 
cately striated, the striae impunctate, with a continuous series of impres¬ 
sions on the margin; body beneath, and thighs, deep pitchy black; tib. 
and tar. ferruginous; ant. pitchy, with the three basal joints rufous. 
Length 3^ lines.— Steph. 
Found near London, Hertford, and Norwich.”— Steph. Mand. 
Sp. 18. Amara plebeia^ Stephens. 
Spn.—Harpalus plebeius^ Gyll. ; A. plebeia, Steph. Mand. 1, 132. 
Sp. Char. —Above brassy; thx. anteriorly convex, with the lateral and pos¬ 
terior margins depressed; the dorsal channel is faint, and on each side at 
the base, are two deep, thickly punctate fovese; elyt. rather convex, with 
obsoletely punctate striae; body beneath, and thighs, pitchy black ; 
tibise testaceous, and tarsi pitchy; three basal joints of the ant., rufous; 
palpi pitchy. Length 3| lines. 
Abundant near Warrington. “ Not very common near London.”— Stephens. 
Sp. 19. Amara obtusa, Stephens. 
jSpn. — A. obiusa^ Steph. Mand. 1, 132. 
Sp. Char. —Allied to the last; above brassy; thx. with a delicate dorsal 
channel, and two deep punctate fovese on each side at the base; the in¬ 
termediate space also punctate; elyt. punctate-striated, with an inter¬ 
rupted series of impressions on the margin; body beneath, and fern., deep- 
black ; tib., and four basal joints of the ant., testaceous red; tarsi pitchy. 
Length Si lines. 
Rare near Loxjdon, Warrington, &c. 
