JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY. 
No. VIII.—Aprit 1863. 
Vi.— Contributions to the Knowledge of the Cicindelide of Tropical 
Asia, containing Descriptions of new Species, a List of those hitherto 
described, and Synonymical Notes. By Dr. H. Scuaum. 
1. Cicindela lacrymans. 
C. supra viridi-cuprea; labro nigro, basi albo; prothorace cylindrico ; 
elytris elongatis, viridi-purpureis, puncto humerali, vitta e basi ex- 
oriente abbreviata maculisque tribus vittam continuantibus albis.— 
Long. 8 lin. ’ 
Habitat in insula Ceylon (D. Nietner). 
Labrum nigrum, basi album, apice dentibus quinque parvis munitum. 
Mandibule basi testaceee. Palpi testacei, articulis ultimis cupreis. 
Caput supra viridi-cupreum, juxta oculos utrinque subtiliter striatum, 
subtus cyaneum. Prothorax cylindricus, capitis, oculis exceptis, lati- 
tudine, subcupreus, impressionibus transversis parum profundis viridi- 
bus, episternis cupreis. Scutellum cupreum. LElytra viridi-purpurea, 
elongata, parallela, margine postico serrato, sutura dente minuto vix 
conspicuo, puncto humerali, vitta a media basi exeunte, in tertia elytri 
parte abbreviata maculisque tribus albis vittam continuantibus, a sutura 
et margine sequaliter remotis, prima vittam fere attingente, ultima ante 
apicem albis. Pectus subtus, preesertim lateribus, cupreum, abdomine 
violaceo. Femora cuprea; tibize tarsique magis violacea. 
I have adopted for this beautiful species, which belongs to Dejean’s 
fifth section of the genus, the name applied to it in the Museum of 
Berlin. 
2. Cieindela aranerpes. 
C. cuprea; capite plano, utrinque juxta oculum puncto majore notato; 
prothorace versus apicem angustato; elytris albis, sutura, strigis duabus 
longis antice connexis strigaque brevi anteriore cupreis ; pedibus tenui- 
bus, longissimis.—Long. 4 lin. 
Habitat in insula Borneo (D. Wallace). 
Species hee e numero earum que genus Habroscelis, Hope, constituunt 
(v. infra). 
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