144 Modern sVstem. 



Fam. I. Cicindeliad.t:. Leach. 



Maxillary palpi four, the interior ones two-joiutod : labial two : antenna: 

 filiform, never nioniliforni : waxilUe furnislied at their extremities 

 with a distinct articulated hook: mandibles with many teeth :^ee^ 

 formed for running ; hinder ones with trochanters. 

 All the insects of this family live on other insects. 



Gemis 10. CICINDELA. Linn., Be Geer, Fabr.,Sfc. Bupresti?. 

 Gcof. 



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

 elytra flat, separate, rounded : wings two : exterior maxillarij palpi as 

 long or longer than the labial : antenna inserted into the anterior 

 margin of the eye: ch/pens shorter than the labrum. 



Sp. 1. Cic. sijlvatica. Obscure a:neous above; each elytron with an ex- 

 ternal lunule at the base, with a m.ark at the apex, and an interme- 

 diate transvei'se, narrow sinuated band of white; with many im- 

 pressed punctures at the suture. {PI. 3. Jig. 8.) 



Cicindcla sylvatica. Linn., Oliv., Ixitr. 



Inhabits Europe, Is found on INIartlesome Heath, Suffolk, occasion- 

 ally; near Christchurch in Hampshire; and near Cobham and Go- 

 dalming in Surry it is very conunon. 



There are three other British species, viz. 2. C. campestris,vi\\\c\i is 

 taken in sandy places and in highways in great plenty. 3. C. hybri- 

 da, found on the sea-shore dear Yarmouth and Sv>'ansca. 4. C. Gc?- 

 manica, which is common at a place called Black Gang-w-ay in the 

 Isle of Wight, and is occasioi:ially found in chalk-pits near Dartford, 

 Kent, in the months of June and July. 



Fam. II. Carabid.t:. 



The mandibles of the Ccrubidce are entirely porrected; their 

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



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

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

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

 tioned by the Imperial Academy. From the pai ts studied it proves 

 that Bonelli 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. 



Stihi's 1. — Falpi with the fourth joint thicker than the third; the apex 



