280 Beetles of the Brevicollis group of Cicindele 
Antenne, length medium to long, articles beyond 4th pubescent 
and slightly compressed, last joint squarely truncate. 
Supra-ocular striation strongly developed and the whole of the head 
more or less plicated. 
Prothorax transverse, geutly rounded, sub-equal at base and apex, 
lateral margins densely fringed with short white decumbent hairs, 
disc bare, except for a few sparse hairs extending from neck along the 
median line. 
Elytra short, broad, sides nearly straight, a little more explanate 
beyond middle in female than in male, serrated and gradually rounded 
to apical angle, which is sharply and briefly spinous ; epipleurz and a 
narrow inner margin purplish, sutural margins dark metallic or glow- 
ing bronze. The basal lunulate and sutural bands of pattern widely 
interrupted, forming three narrow elongate spots on either side, the 
lowest reaching to about middle; submarginal bands narrow to very 
narrow, continuous from base to apex, humeral and median rami 
given off from the submarginal bands in a downward diagonal direction, 
the latter bluntly elbowed about middle, thickened at apex and nearly 
reaching the suture above apical declivity ; sub-apical teeth or rami 
short and pointing a little upwards. 
The principal characteristics differentiating this race, from other 
members of the group, are the coarse striation and plication of the 
head, the transverse slightly rounded prothorax with its narrow fringe 
of white hairs, the short elytra with its exceptionally dark bronze 
ground and the downward curved, less elbowed median rami. The 
supra-orbital striation, dark ground colour, and in a lesser degree the 
diagonal trend of the median rami, are reproduced in its nearest South 
African ally vivida, Boh., from which, however, it is easily dis- 
criminated by its less robustly convex form, much narrower pattern 
and uninterrupted sub-marginal bands. 
Thanks to Dr. Horn’s courtesy, I now have before me not only 
para-types of neglecta, Dej., but also a female from Gaboon and a male 
from Abyssinia of discoide, Dej.; also the sexes of the following 
interesting members of this pattern group :—C. abreviata, Klug. from 
Madagascar, CU. cancellata, De}. from Bengal Prov., India, its sub-sp. 
subtilisculpta, Horn from Formosa and C. catena, F. from Ceylon. 
A careful comparison of the para-types of neglecta and discoidea, 
leaves little to justify their separation from one another, as other than 
geographical races. Dejean, in his description of meglecta, says ‘it 
greatly resembles discoidea but is slightly bigger and proportionally 
