146 fJuiy. 



The specimen — a 9 — representing " variegatus, Htg.," at South Kensing- 

 ton agrees entirely with an insect given to me by Konow as " frutetorum." 

 Konow at one time believed variegatus, Htg., to be a distinct species, but 

 ultimately came to the conclusion that it covild not be separated from frute- 

 torum, F. However this may be, Hartig's description of his insect does not 

 suit the specimen in the Cameron collection which l)ears its name {e.g., the 

 scutellmn of the latter is immaculate, not " with two yellow spots "). 



Virens occui'S in the New Forest (Miss Chawner) and has also been sent to 

 me by Mr. B. H. Harwood of Colchester. On the Continent it is a rare species 

 (Dr. Enslin in litt.). 



Sertifer appears to be not uncommon in the North of England. A number 

 of rather small and dark specimens have reached me from Mr. Gillanders 

 (Alnwick), and a much larger and brighter one was given to me by Mr. Donisthorpe 

 from Hartlepool. 



Pini is common in Surrey and Hants, and probably in all parts of Britain. 



Of the remaining species {pallidus, frutetorum, pallipes) I have only seen 



Scottish examples. 



(To be continued.) 



ON CICINDELA HYBRIDA, L., AND MARITIMA, Latr. 

 BY JAMES EDWARDS, E.E.S. 



I have recently attempted to investigate the distribution of our 

 littoral species of Cicindela, an vuidertating in which I have received 

 a great deal of much-needed assistance from various correspondents, 

 notably Mr. Donisthorpe, who unreservedly placed at my disposal 

 his notes on the subject ; but owing to the circumstance that the real 

 distinguishing features of C. hyhrida and C. maritima have not hitherto 

 been adequately stated in our English text-books, it appears that no 

 really sound conclusions can be reached unless the material on which 

 the existing records are based can be re-examined. For a long time it 

 was customary to separate these two species by reference to the 

 median pale band on the elytra ; a sinuous band being regarded as 

 characteristic of hyhrida, and an angulated one of maritima. This 

 would be all very well if the majority of specimens conformed to one 

 or other of the states figured in Col. Brit. Isl. 1. 1. \A.4,h\ but in 

 practice these distinctions prove quite unreliable owing to the occur- 

 rence of intergrade specimens which, in this respect, are so exactly 

 intermediate that they cannot consistently be placed with either; e.g., 

 specimens from Bov.niemouth given te me by the late Mr. Dossetor as 

 hyhrida, which prove to be maritima, and specimens of hyhrida sent to 

 me long ago by Mr. Eeston. 



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