PLATE VI. 
green; body beneath green or purple blue, very 
hairy; thighs blue, tibia green. 
Length seven-tenths, breadth one-foarth of an 
inch. 
A beautiful species; it was captured by Mr T. 
Nuittall, and appears to be new. 
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The C. Trifasciata, 6-Guttata, and Punctulata 
are familiar to the observation of every one who 
delights in rural scenes; they are very common in 
Pennsylvania. ‘The Formosa is rare; in its man- 
ners and habits it resembles the others of this ge- 
nus; it is very active and sprightly, preferring a 
sandy denuded soil for its hunting ground, springs 
up suddenly from the path before the traveller, flies 
swiftly to a short distance, and alights again as 
suddenly as it arose: feeds on smaller insects. 
Plate 6. Lower figure. 
