This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 Excerpt: ... peat-bogs. A lignite formation like that of Utznach and Diirnten occurs at Chambery and Sonnaz, in Savoy. Upon a bed of fine sand of unknown thickness lies a grey clay with a bed of lignite; this is followed by a layer of rolled pebbles, 8 metres (or 8749 yards) thick, united in the upper part into a solid mass by a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 Excerpt: ... peat-bogs. A lignite formation like that of Utznach and Diirnten occurs at Chambery and Sonnaz, in Savoy. Upon a bed of fine sand of unknown thickness lies a grey clay with a bed of lignite; this is followed by a layer of rolled pebbles, 8 metres (or 8749 yards) thick, united in the upper part into a solid mass by a calcareous cement. This is covered in its turn by a thickness of 30 metres (or 32-809 yards) of unstratified but in part striated pebbles (erratics). This deposit consequently presents nearly the same conditions as those at Utznach and Diirnten. In the lignite are found fir-cones and birch wood; in the clay, leaves of willows (Salix cinerea, Linn., and S. repens, Linn.?), and the from H. pineti by its smaller size and by having its elytra shorter with the same breadth, and somewhat different in configuration. In the first two striae (near the suture) H, rugosus has only thirteen punctures, while IT. pineti has from seventeen to twenty-fOur; the middle striae or rows have the same number of punctures in both species. The interstices also are more coarsely wrinkled. Carabites diluvianus is distinguished by its broad short prothorax, with acute posterior angles (fig. 357, 6). It has a smooth middle line, an impression on each side at the base, and a transverse row of punctures in front. The strise of the elytra are punctured, and the interstices flat and smooth. The species is of the size of Harpalus satyrus, Kn., and has the thorax of the same form; but it is distinguished by the punctured striae. Prof. Heer found several elytra, prothoraces, and a very well preserved head at Diirnten. It appears to belong to the genus Harpalus. Carabites cordicollis has a smooth cordate prothorax with its sides strongly incurved behind, a deep middle line, and a...
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