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Show 1889.] OF CICINDELID.E AND CARABIDEE. 217 Of the now numerous species of Coptolabrus this beautiful insect in sculpture and colours approaches nearest C. elysii (Thorns.). But it is conspicuously distinguished from that species by the very convex, ovate and distant, primary tubercles, and the minutely granulated and opaque depressed parts of the elytra. In the spiniform apices of the elytra it much resembles G. ccelestis, from which it differs so greatly in elytral sculpture. The elytra are very convex and elongate-ovate in both sexes, though broadest in the female. CARABUS (COPTOLABRUS) PUSTULIFER. Carabus (Coptolabrus) pustulifer, Lucas, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1867, et 1872, p. 293, t. 14. fig. 12. In the same collection is a single example of a fine colour-variety of this remarkable species, which is distinguished by the great elevation of the elytral primary tubercles, and the sinuous close rows of the secondary rows, or granules. The specimen agrees very closely with the above-cited descriptions as to form and sculpture, but differs in colours, the head and thorax being dull golden coppery and the depressed parts of the elytra dark emerald-green, the typical form, as described by Lucas, being violaceous black. CARABUS (COPTOLABRUS) LONGIPENNIS. Carabus (Coptolabrus) longipennis, Chaudoir, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1863, p. 449. Mr. Pratt has sent home several examples of both sexes of a species which agrees well with Chaudoir's description, especially as regards the peculiar form of the thorax and the sculpture. Chaudoir's typical example came from Northern China, and his species has since been generally identified with C. smaragdinus, Eschscholtz, from the Amur and Manchuria. Our species is certainly different from G. smaragdinus, and is more nearly allied to" C. elgsii, with which Chaudoir compared his C. longipennis. CARABUS TIENTEI, var. MINOR. Carabus tientei, Thorns. Archiv. Entom. i. p. 165. Mr. Pratt's examples from Ichang are smaller than those he previously obtained at Kiukiang, i. e. 27-30 millim. as compared with 37 millim., and have two instead of three nearly entire elytral interstices exterior to the third chain-stria. In all other respects they agree with the type form, in both senxes. The following is either a variety or an aberration :- C. ICHANGENSIS. Differt a var. minore solum elytrorum interstitiis 1° et 3° (inter strias catenatas) interruptis vel inparte obsoletis. CARABUS PROTENES. C. tientei afijUnissimus, sed conspicue differt corpore graciliore elytrisquein 2 apice haud dentatis. Valde elongatus et angustus, eenescenti-niger, subnitidus ; capite thoraceque fere Icevibus, |
