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ANALYSIS , 
Or Tur ENTOMOLOGY or tuz HIMALAYAS anp or INDIA. 
CICINDELIDZ. 
The following genera belonging to this family are not uncommon in India, viz. Therates, Tricondyla, 
and Colliuris: the two former are characteristic of a southern range, while the latter is abundant 
throughout the eastern continent. Of Indian Cicindelide, more than sixty species have fallen under 
my notice: the most splendid of the race abound in Nepal. Among various species, however, peculiar to 
the Himalayas, only one approaches the form of our European Germanica. 
DRYPTID. : 
As I am only acquainted with a single species of Indian Casnonia, I pass on to Drypta, a Nepalese 
individual of this family belonging to the genus Desera, Leach, which is described in General 
Hardwicke’s collection. Five others are also recorded as inhabiting India. 
LEBIADZ. 
‘Cymindis has not yet been discovered in India ; eventually it may occur in the Himalayas: it is difficult 
to imagine what genus takes its place. Lebia is of rare occurrence in the East ; a non-descript, named 
unicolor, in my collection, is from the Himalayas. Aploa is found at Poona. Orthogonius is common 
to Africa and Asia : the gigantic species, however, predominate in the latter country. 
a BRACHINIDA. 
The French writers appear unacquainted with the true type of Helluo, exclusively belonging to 
New Holland: the genus denominated Omphra by Dr. Leach, applies solely to the Indian Helluones. 
Ozena and Pseudo-zena inhabit Calcutta and Cayenne; while Trigonodactyla appears in Africa and 
Asia. The Graphiptera of the sandy deserts have no representative in the East. This genus appears 
to unite Brachinus and Anthia: the latter is found throughout the continent of India. Some of the 
specimens from Nepal, however, are very diminutive. Aptinus is partly confined to Northern Europe 
and America; while true Brachinus enjoys the unlimited range of the world. Catascopus is found in 
Nepal, and resembles in its habits Elaphrus of Europe, and probably occupies its place. Dyscolus, 
Promecoptera, and Thyreopterus, prefer the southern tropical regions, and are not found to range as 
far north as the Himalayas. 
SCRAITID. 
Siagona atrata is met with in Nepal and various parts of India: a specimen lately received from 
Egypt, if not the self-same, is so exceedingly alike in size and sculpture, that it is very difficult to 
distinguish. The Scaritidz abound in both hemispheres. Scapterus of India is represented by Oxy- 
stomus in the Brazils, and in Africa by Acanthoscelis. Morio and Clivina will, perhaps, be found in 
both the Old and New World; the latter, indeed, is common to all temperatures ; the former pad even- 
tually occur in Europe, perhaps in Sicily. 
: HARPALID. i 
Harpali are found dispersed nearly in all the countries of the globe: they abound more in the arctic 
than antarctic regions. The following genera are recorded as belonging to India, viz. Harpalus, Platy- 
metopus, Selenophorus, Cyclosomus, aud many others, Some species of siaiaien from aoe and 
Poona, closely resemble British species. sity space E 
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