BEETLES 



Section L PENTAMERA. 



(Beetles with five joints to the tarsi of all the legs.) 



Family I. CICINDELIDiE (Tiger Beetles). 



Elongated beetles of a fine metallic colour beneath. Head 

 broad with prominent eyes, and long, slender antennse and legs. 

 They run quickly, and fly in jerks for short distances. They 

 feed on other insects, and are therefore useful. They are found 

 in sandy places, where the larvae lie in wait for their prey in 

 holes in the ground. 



Genus Cicindela, Linn. 



* C. cam/pestris, Linn., the Green Tiger Beetle (Plate L, Fig. 1). 

 Everywhere common on sandy paths and grassy places. In 

 the South of Europe numerous local varieties occur. 



* C. hyhrida, Linn., the Hybrid Tiger Beetle (Plate L, Fig. 2). 

 This species is also common in sandy places, and varies locally. 



C. sylvicola, Dej., the Swiss Wood Tiger Beetle (Plate L, Fig. 

 3). Similar to the last species, but with the two shoulder spots 

 always interrupted. It is found in Switzerland and Southern 

 Germany, where it frequents sandy slopes in woods. 



* C. SLjlvatica, Linn., the Wood Tiger Beetle (Plate L, Fig. 4). 



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