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Cicindela pulchra Say, is uearly as large as C. 

 obso'ela, of a biilliant reddisli bronze color with 

 iiiargiual white markiugs of varyiug extent. It was 

 met witli somewhat sparingly at Aipiue aud Älarfa 

 Oll quite barieu or very sparsely grown tracts near 

 gravelly loads. As iisual with the larger species of 

 this geuu^, C. pulchra is quite wary though not 

 equally s^o with C. obsoleta. Its fligbt is also much 

 lioitrr and altogetlier it is easier of capture. 



Cicindela hornii Schaiipp. Tiiis tiue and rare 

 beetle was nict witli occasionally, on the sanie grounds 

 as C. obsoleta. It is ordinarily black in color, but 

 liluish and greeuish forms also occurred. It has the 

 lialdt of lying very close to the shelter of clumps 

 of bunch grass, aud when startled takes flight rather 

 clunisily, alightiug usually within a short distance 

 and ruuning at once into the grass. This inade it 

 easy of capture, but uufoitunately it occurred only 

 pparingly. 



Ciclndfcla unijuncta Casey. A Single specimeu was 

 foiind in the uearly dry bed of the Rio Grande at 

 El Paso, Texas, in couipauy with C. tenuisignaia 

 and C. sperata. 



Cicindela hirticolis Say, occurred ouco on the 

 JKinks of tiie l!io Grande at Del Rio, Texas, in june. 



Cicindela rectilatcra Chaud. A well-kncwu species, 

 common at niany poiuts iu Texas. It was rather 

 coninion on river and creek banks at Del Rio and 

 New Braun fels and was also seen on salt marsh laud 

 ncar the former place. It is quite as partial to mud 

 as to saiid and is only moderately sliy. 



Cicindela tenuisignata Lee. This insect is rather 

 more tlian isually slender for a C:clndcla and may 

 readily be distinguished from its uear allies by the 

 long, slender median band. It was not uncommon 

 at Del Rio, on the river bauk and on salt marsh 

 land. At El Paso it was abundant iu the drying bed 

 of the Rio Grande, about small pools. It may readily 

 1)6 captured, the uature of the soll facilitatiug the 

 use of the net. 



Cicindela sperata Lee. Very commonly seen along 

 streams especially in tbe Rio Grande valley where 

 it may otten be found in swarms. It is moderately 

 shy but no diflficully attends capture if ordiuary pre- 

 cautions are observed. 



Cicindela viridisticta Bates. A very few specimeus 

 which are doubtfuUy referred to tliis species were 

 found about the electric liglits in the streets of 

 Tucsou, Arizoua. Although furnislied wiiii wings they 

 inade no attenipt to fly wlien pursucd. 



Cicindela lemniscata Lee. Readily kuown by the 

 small size, brilliant rcd-bronzed surface, each elytrou 

 with a longitudinal white stripe. It is found over a 

 Wide extent of tenitory, since 1 took it at Del Rio, 

 Texas, and thence at various points as far west as 

 Phoänix, Arizona. It is most frequeutly seen about 

 the electric lights at night, but during the day may 

 be found ruuning around oa hard clayey soil, espocially 

 iu such spots as have beeu washed by small streams 

 and afterwards beconie dry. 



C cindela circumpicta var. praetextata Lee. I met 

 with this species but once last snmmer under electric 

 liglits at Plio3uix, Aiizona. 



Cicindela togata Laf. This is preemiueutly a 

 species of the salt and alkaline marshes. The great 

 extensiou of the white markiugs (which leave only 

 a narrow sutural stiipe dark) render the insect niucli 

 assistance iu keepiug concealed on the buruing white 

 surface of the spots which form its natural home. 

 It was fairly abundant at Del Rio, scattered almost 

 over the whole area of the marsh but most partial 

 to the patches which were whitened by efttorescence 

 of the alkaline salts. It is less wild when on these 



i white spots, as if aware of the protection afforded 



j through the peculier coloratiou. 1 also uoticed that 

 they were apparently gradually reconciled tö the 



I presence of au intruder since their wariness grew less 

 with their familiarity with my movements. 



Cicindela rufiventris var. 16-puncfata Klug. This 



i species has somewhat the same habits as C. rectiiatera, 

 though much less common. I noticed it at Tucson, 

 Arizona, and at Alpine, Texas, chiefly in the vici- 

 nity of pools with luuddy banks. Capture is rather 



j easy, since the flight is neither swift nor long, aud 

 the beetle is not immoderately shy. As it frequents 

 open spots rather thau those which are overgrowu, 



I there is no hindrauce to the use of the net. 



Ein weiterer Beitrag zur Schmetterlingsfauna 



von Ober-Oesterreich. 



(Linz und Umgebung). 



Von Ferd. llinisl 



Oestlich von der Landeshauptstadt Oberösterreichs 

 und von dieser zirka 2 Stunden entfernt, erhebt sich 

 der von Austlüglern und Touristen gerne besuchte 

 .Pfenuingberg" (674 m.). Dessen sonnige Blumen- 

 reiche Wiesenabhänge bilden das Ziel gar mancher 

 meiner Excursionen. Auf einer zwar ziemlich 



