234 FIVE NEW SPECIES OF CICINDELA. 



4-setose ; prothorax more strongly rounded on sides ; elytral 

 markings, etc. 



CiCINDELA LEAI, n.sp. 



Subcylindrical cupreous; elytra strongly and closely punctate. 

 Clypeus and a narrow mark extending backwards between eyes 

 from base of antennae on to vertex blue; labrum dirty white, with 

 a large infuscate basal area; each elytron with two lateral 

 triangular white spots, the anterior just behind middle, the 

 posterior on external half of apical margin ; sides of head and 

 prothorax of a bright cupreous colour; abdomen blue; sides of 

 mesosternum, metasternum (including episterna) and posterior 

 coxaa clothed with white hair; femora greenish towards base, 

 lurid towards apex; tibiae and tarsi blackish-green. 



Head 1*8 mm. across eyes, channelled and striolate between 

 eyes; occiput rugulose. Labrum 7-dentate. Prothorax rugulose, 

 as long as broad (IS x 1-3 mm.), subcylindrical; anterior and 

 posterior transverse impressions well marked, but not deep; sides 

 hardly rounded between them. Elytra much wider than pro- 

 thorax (4 X 2-15 mm.), very convex, parallel on sides; punctura- 

 tion close and coarse, finer towards apex than towards base; 

 sutural border with a small sharp spine at apex. Length 6-75, 

 breadth 2 15 mm. 



Hah. — Cooktown (Colls. Hacker, Lea, French and Sloane). 

 Mr. Hacker (to w^iom I am indebted for specimens; took this 

 pretty little species near the same s]3ot where he obtained C. 

 hackeri^ SI. It is closely allied to C. tenuicollis, Macl , but differs 

 by larger size ; prothorax wider, not longer than broad (C. 

 tenuicollis 1-25 x I'l mm.), the disc more depressed (not roundly 

 convex) both transverse impressions less deeply marked, sides 

 less rounded between them ; elytra with anterior white spot 

 larf'er, not circular, its outer ediie not a considerable distance 

 from border. 



