CICINDELA. CICINDELA. 



Generic Character. 



Antenna setaceae. 

 Maxilla prominentes, den- 



ticulatae. 

 Oculi prominuli. 

 Thorax rotundato-margi- 



natus. 



Antenna setaceous. 



Jaws prominent, denticu* 



lated, 



Eyes protuberant. 

 Thorax roundish and mar* 



gined. 



J. HE insects of the genus Cicindela, (a name 

 by the ancient writers applied to the Glow- Worm) 

 ^re rather small than large, and are remarkable 

 for the celerity and vigour of their flight: they 

 are generally seen on the wing in the hottest part 

 of the day, chiefly frequenting dry meadows, sandy 

 banks, &c. 



The Cicindela campestris, one of the most com- 

 mon European species, is a highly beautiful in- 

 sect, being of a bright grass-^green, with the wing- 

 shells each marked by five small, round, white 

 spots; the head, thorax, and limbs are of a rich 

 gilded cast, and the eyes black and prominent, 

 the legs are long and slender; it is common in 

 fields: its general length is about six lines. 



A species of similar size, and not much inferior 

 elegance is the Cicindela sylvatica, of a dark or 



