144 MODERN SYSTEM. 



Fam. T. Cicindeliad^e. Leach. 



MaxUhry palpi four, the interior ones two-jointed : labial two : antenna 



filitbnn, never nionilitorin : maxillcc furnished at their extremities 



with a distinct articulated hooli : mandibles with many teeth : feet 



formed for running; hinder ones with trochanters. 



All the insects of this lianily live on other insects. 



Genus 10. CICINDELA. Linn., Ik Gcer, Fabt\,S)C. Buprestis. 



Gcof. 



Tliornv short, almost as wide as the head : abdomen elongate quadrate : 

 elytra i\d\., separate, rounded : wini^a two : exterior mux II tar y palpi ^■^ 

 lono- or longer llum the lahial : U7itenn(c inserted into the anterior 

 margin of tlie eye: cli/pcas shorter than the labrum. 



Sp. 1. Cic. si/lvalira. <)l)'>cure aneons aiiove; each elytron with an ex- 

 ternal lunule at the base, with a mark at the apex, and an interme- 

 diate transverse, narrow sinuated hand of white; with many im- 

 pressed punctures at the suture. {Fl.il.fg. 8.) 



Cicindela sylvatica. Linn., Oliv., Lair. 



Inhabits Europe. Is found on Martlesome Heath, Suffolk, occasion- 

 ally; near Christchurch in Ihunpshire; and near C(;bham and Go- 

 dalming in Surry it is very conunon. 



There are three other i>ritish species, viz. Q. C. ca?npestr Is, ■which is 

 taken in sandy places and in highways in great plenty. 3. C. In/bri- 

 da, found on the sea-shore dear Yarmouth and Swansea. 4. C. Ger- 

 manica, which is common at a place called IJlack Gang-way in the 

 Isle of Wight, and is occasionally found in chalk-pits near Dartford, 

 Kent, in the months ol' June and July. 



Fam. II. Carabid-e. 



The mandibles of the Carahida: are entirely porrecled; their 

 hinder legs are formed for running, and they feed on other insects. 



" Professor F. A. Donelli, of Turin, has lately written an admirable 

 monograph on the European genera of this family. This is published 

 under the title of Observations Erdomologiques, and has been sanc- 

 tioned by the ImjK'rial Academy. From the parts studied it proves 

 that Bon,«lli is a man of accurate judgement, and fully entitled to 

 rank amongst the first entomologists of the present day." Leach's 

 MSS. 



Obs. — For the characters of most of the Genera in this extensive Fa- 

 mily I am indebted to Dr. Leach, who with his usual liberality al- 

 lowed me the free use of his MSS. 



I. Anterior tibia not notched within. Elytra entire, covering the 

 whole abdomen. Antenna linear or setaceous. 



Stirps 1. — Palpi with the fourth joint thicker than the third; the apex 



