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CICINDELA., 
CICINDELA, auctorum. 
CHARACTER GENERICUS.. 
Palpi sex ; maxillares quatuor ; interiores biarticulati ;. ex- 
teriores \abialibus longiores ; Jabiales duo, articulis. duo- 
bus basilaribus brevissimis; maxille ungula terminate ; 
mandibul.e valdé dentate ; antenne filiformes. 
Thorax brevis, cylindricus; abdomen elongato-quadratum 
posticé rotundatum ; e/ytra plana; ale perfecte, eclon- 
gate. 
Pedes cursorii; tarst 5-articulati. 
CICINDELA. 
GENERIG CHARACTER. 
Palpi six; maxillary four; interior biarticulate ; exterior 
longer than the labial ; /abia/, their two first joints very 
short ; mazille terminated by a little hook ; manditles, 
very much toothed ; entenne filiform. 
Thorax short, cylindric; abdomen elongate-quadrate, round- 
ed behind ; elytra flat; wings perfect, elongate. 
Legs formed for running ; tarsi five-jointed. 
The Cicindele, commonly named sparklers, are found 
in the cold as well as the warmer regions of the world ; 
they inhabit dry sandy places, living on other insects. 
They run with great quickness, and fly with ease and ra- 
pidity. 
Four species inhabit Great Britain—1. C. Sylvatica, 
2. Hybrida, 3. Campestris, (which is the most common), 
and 4. Germanica. 
