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FAMTT.Y I. CICINnETJD/E. 



When the markings are in liands, as in Fig:. 8: (0. repanda.) 



1 = humeral hmnle. 



2 =: marginal line. 



3 = middle band. 



4 = apical lunnle. 

 When the markings are in dots as in Pig'. 9 : 



5 (See fig. 23) =hasaldot. 



6 =1 hnmeral dot. 



7 = postlmmeral dot. 



8 = marginal dot. 



9 = snpplementary dot. 



10 = discal dot. 



11 ^ anteapieal dot. 



12 = apical dot. 



When these markings are of the style shown in figure (0. hirti- 

 coUs) they are said to he c(ymplcte: when lacking in part or l)roken 

 up into dots, they are called incomplete. 



Fis. 8, 



Fig. 9. 

 (After Leng.) 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF CICINDELA. 



(I. Under side of abdomen metallic blue or green. 



/>. Thorax more or less flattened, its sides margined. 



c. Abdomen not hairy; front of head liat; elytra Hattened and with 

 a white marginal dot. 2. unipunctata. 



cc. Abdomen sparsely haiiy; front concave; elytra with a vague de- 

 pression on basal th.ird, dull brown or black with humeral, 

 postlmmeral and anteapieal dots and narrow middle band. 



LONGIIARRIS. 



hi). Tliorax convex, not margined; elytra convex. 



(1. Pubescence beneath either erect or lacking; outer margin of ely- 

 tra in female not angulate. 

 e. Thorax much narrowed behind; markings incomiilete, reduced 

 to dots or spots ; colors usually bright. 

 /. Elytra without well defined median band. 



r/. Tliorax quadrate; elytra green or pui'iile; markings dis- 

 tinct. 

 /(. Elytra smooth or nearly so ; apical lunnle and one or 

 more marginal spots present; color purplish bronze. 



3. LECONTEI. 



hU. Elytra distinctly punctured; markings reduced to small 



smooth. 4. SEXGUTTATA. 



Hfl. Thorax subcylindrica! ; elytra black or dark' bronze; mark- 

 ings very indistinct. I-''., punctui^ta. 

 /A Elytra with well defined median band. 



i. Color either bright or bluish-green; front of head smooth. 



5. patruela. 



