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summit of the head is much flattened, and the large 

 and prominent eyes give it at once an air of activity ; 

 the legs and antennae are coppery, and the thighs 

 green ; the abdomen is also of a rich blue green and 

 very highly polished ; the elytra or wing cases are of 

 the same colour, but have rather a velvety appear- 

 ance, and have three buff spots on each — one on 

 the shoulder, another, somewhat larger, on the 

 outer margin, a little below the middle, and a third 

 a little beneath, which terminates in a lunar-formed 

 streak. They are found in chalky places, and have 

 occasionally been taken in a lane leading to Darenth 

 Wood, Kent, in the months of May and June and, 

 1 believe, as late as July. 



No insects are more remarkable for the sudden 

 expansion of their wings than the Cicindelidae, which, 

 however, taking very short flights, are as easily 

 marked down as a partridge, and afford as much 

 amusement to the entomologist as the latter to the 

 sportsman. I am indebted for my specimens of this 

 species to the Rev. C. S. Bifid, of Burghfield, wdio has 

 taken C. Germanica in his neighbourhood ; and to 

 A. Cooper, Esq. R. A. who has received them from 

 Blackgang-Chine, in the Isle of Wight, where it was 

 found last summer in the greatest profusion. The 

 sexes of the Cicindela may be distinguished by the 

 dilated anterior tarsi of the male (<J) and the sim- 

 ple feet of the female. 



I should recommend all Entomologists, when col- 

 lecting insects of this genus, to put their specimens 

 into separate pill boxes ; otherwise they will destroy 

 each other, and every insec that may come in their 

 way. 



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