THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 77 



the University of Toronto, which, with the exception of one in the Library 

 of Parliament at Ottawa, is the only copy we know of in Canada. By the 

 kindness of Prof. Croft we have obtained a loan of the copy belonging to the 

 University, and, with the full approbation of many of our friends and corres- 

 pondents, we now purpose re-publishing from it in the pages of the Canadian 

 Entomologist Kirby's descriptions of new species, and such other matter as 

 may be deemed of special value or interest. As the work consists of upwards 

 of 300 quarto pages, it will be necessary for us to omit almost everything 

 except the descriptions of species that cannot be obtained elsewhere, in order 

 to accomplish the republication within a reasonable time, and without tres- 

 passing too much upon our limited space. Though we shall thus depart a 

 lit: lc from the expressed intention of only publishing original matter in this 

 Journal, we feel assured that all our readers will be pleased to have brought 

 before them descriptions of Canadian insects to which they can hardly other- 

 wise obtain access. For convenience of reference the paoin<r of the original 

 work, and any notes we may add, will be enclosed in square brackets. 



[8] Family Cicindelid-*:. 

 * Labrum unideniate. 



1. Cicindela hirticollis, Say. — Locality not stated. [For description, 

 vide Say's Eut. ii. 423.] 



[9] 2. Cicindela kepanda, Be Jean. — Locality not stated. 



Very like the preceding species, but the labrum is shorter and less promi- 

 nent in the middle ; the lateral margin of the elytra is not continuously white ; 

 the lower limb of the humeral crescent slopes towards the apex of the elytrum • 

 the broken or S-shaped band terminates in a streak at the margin : all the 

 markiugs also of the elytra are buiF coloured rather than white; and the 

 minute muero or point that terminates the suture, and the serrula'tions of the 

 apex of the elytra are less conspicuous. 



De Jean regards this species as synonymous with 0. hirticollis, but, if I 

 am correct in my reference to him, of which I have little doubt, they are 

 clearly distinct. 



3. Cicindela Proteus, Kirby. — Length of body oil lines. This species, 

 of which several specimens were taken in the expedition, appears to abound 

 in North America. Dr. Bigsby met with it in Canada, and there was a 

 specimen in the late Mr. Marsham's collection, probably from the United 

 States. 



Similar to C. repanda, but instead of the humeral and terminal crescents, 

 in all the varieties, are four white dots, two at tho base and two at the apex 

 of the elytra ; the middle broken or tortuous band resembles the figure 7 

 reversed, and does not terminate in a marginal streak. The body underneath, 



