The  genera  which  occur  in  our  fauna  are  as  follows : —

Margin  of  elytra  entire.    Mandibles  flat  and  arcuate.
Anterior  tarni  slender  in  both  sexes.
Palpi  dissimilar  in  the  sexes,  the  terminal  joint  more  dilated  in  the

male,  excavated  beneath  with  a  large  sensitive  space.     Thorax

globose  or  globose-oval.  DyschiriuB.
Palpi  similar  in  the  sexes,  not  dilated  nor  excavated  in  the  male.
Thorax  more  or  less  quadrate.  Clivina.
Anterior  tarsi  more  or  less  dilated  in  both  sexes.
Mentum  feebly  emarginate.     Head  not  grooved.      ABpidogloSML
Mentum  deeply  emarginate.      Head  with  numerous  longitudinal
grooves.  Schixogeniiis.
Margin  of  elytra  interrupted  posteriorly  and  with  an  internal  plica.  Man-
dibles slender,  prolonged  not  arcuate.  Anterior  tarsi  of  both  sexes  rather
widely  dilated.  ArdistomiB.
In  all  our  genera  the  ligula  is  small  and  is  usually  hidden  by
the  supports  of  the  labial  palpi.  The  ligula  is  slender,  the  tip
more  or  less  acute,  free  and  bisetigerous,  the  paraglossse  slender
and  acute,  not  longer  than  it.  Clivina  and  I/yschirius  are  best
separated  by  the  form  of  the  palpi ;  all  other  characters  hereto-
fore given  fail  in  our  series  of  species.
The  species  are  of  small  size,  mostly  found  in  moist  places,
though  some  occur  under  bark  of  trees.
It  is  curious  in  this  tribe  that  Ardistomis  should  have  the
elytral  margin  interrupted  with  an  internal  plica.  It  thus  shows
much  more  affinity  with  the  Harpalinse  than  do  the  other  genera,
and  seems  to  be  the  nearest  Carabine  relation  of  the  Panagsaiai,
instead  of  the  Cychrini  as  suggested  by  most  authors.
GABABIDAE.  19

Sab-Family  HARPALINJE.
Middle  cozal  cavities  entirely  iuelosed  by  the  central  pieces  of
the  nieso-  and  metasterDum,  the  epimera  not  attaining  the  coxae.
