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CICINDELA CAMPESTRIS. 



cultivated waste, the Entomologist finds one of his 

 richest and most valuable captures. As the Knight 



Carabus clathratus. 



in Undine sees the forest glades peopled beneath his 

 feet, and rich with countless heaps of gold, so the 

 Entomologist finds, 'mid the bleak and sterile soil, 

 treasures which no eye less gifted than his owti can 

 witness. 



The mention of Carabus nitens reminds me of 

 another beetle of a more agile form, and of scarcelj' 

 inferior decorations, — Cicindela campestris. Its colour 

 is a golden green, with white or yellow spots, and 

 appears peculiarly rich when the insect is running 

 rapidly along in the bright sunshine of a summer 

 day. You would not, when it first attracted your 

 attention by the beauty of its form and colouring, 



