DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. 



CICINDELA LINN. 



1. C. hyperborea. Supra obscure cuprea, fronte utrinque subtiliter 

 striata parce pilosa, thorace subquadrato, convexiusculo, dense minus 

 subtiliter rugoso, lateribus albopilosis, elytris pone basin paulo latioribus, 

 granulatis punctatis, ad apicem rotundatis serrulatis, spina suturali 

 prominula ; lunula humerali postice oblique prolongata, fascia media 

 obtuse refracta postice obliqua, margineque ante apicem paulo dilatato, 

 latis albis: subtus viridizenea, lateribus pilosis, labro brevi 1-dentato, 

 palpis labialibus sexus utriusque articulo penultimo pallido. Long. -45. 

 Mas palporum maxillarium articulo 2ndo apice pallido. 



Methy Portage, Hudson's Bay Territory ; Mr. R. Kennicott. 

 This species belongs to the same group with C. repanda, &c., 

 but differs from all the species known to me by the markings. 

 The white lines are all very broad, and arranged as follows : the 

 humeral lunule commences at the base, extends along the margin, 

 and then runs obliquely inwards, sometimes so as to touch the 

 angle of the middle band ; behind the lunule is a white margin, 

 which extends to the tip, obtusely dilated near the tip, where it 

 represents the apical lunule ; the middle band arises perpendicu- 

 larly from the white margin, bends backwards at an obtuse angle, 

 runs obliquely nearly to the suture, and ends opposite the dilatation 

 of the white margin ; the hind part of the band is straight and 

 gradually clavate. The elytra of the two sexes do not differ in 

 form. In one specimen the marginal line is interrupted in front 

 of the apical lunule, which thus becomes isolated. 



ELAPHRUS FABH. 



2. E. olivaceus. Olivaceus, nitidus, capite thoraceque baud dense 

 subtiliter auro-punctulatis, fronte convexa medio foveata, thorace lati- 

 tudine fere longiore profunde impresso, antice posticeque angustato, 

 lateribus rotundatis postice longe sinuatis, disco utrinque foveato, ely- 

 tris foveis ocellatis solitis purpureo-tinctis, ad latera et apioem subtiliter 



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