CICINDELID^. — CICIJSTDELA. H 



Sp. 5. campestris. Viridis, elytris punctis ter, quatuor vel quinque 



. marginalibus albis, unoqice disci. (Long. c. 5 — tilin.) 



Ci. campestris. Linne. — Donovan, i. pi. 12. — Steph. Catal. No. 5. 



Above duU green^ or bluish^ sometimes richly resplendent with coppery and 

 golden reflections ; elytra very finely shagreened, green, with from three to 

 six pale spots on each ; disposed, one externally on the shoulder, three on the 

 outer edge of the elytra, one at the tip, and one in the disc. Beneath green, 

 with rich coppery-red hues : legs bright copper, glossed with green, especially 

 on the tarsi : labrum whitish. 



Ci. campestris varies exceedingly in the number, size, and colour 

 of the spots on the margin of the elytra : in some specimens those 

 nearest the base are almost obliterated, and in others all the spots 

 are of a dusky hue : the discoidal spot is generally slightly edged 

 with fuscous, and is sometimes connected to the central mar2"inal 

 one by a slender white line ; the two spots towards the tip are 

 likewise often connected together : the female invariably possesses 

 two fuscous, slightly impressed, spots, towards the base of the 

 elytra, near the suture. 



This species is a general inhabitant of all the southern portion 

 of Britain, frequenting sandy situations, from March to October. 

 During the spring of 1826 it was particularly abundant. Observed 

 also in plenty by Mr. Dale, on Schehalion, one of the Breadalbane 

 mountains, as well as in the lowlands of Scotland. 



Sp. 6. germanlca. Suhcylindrka, viridis, elytris lunula ad apicem 



punctisque duobus marginalibus albis. (Long. c. 5 lin.) 

 Ci. germanica. Linne. — Steph. Catal. No. 6. 



The form of this insect is more cylindric than the other species of the genus : 

 its upper surface is rich, dull, slightly iridescent, green; the elytra very 

 finely shagreened, with a whitish spot at the shoulder, a second on the outer 

 margin near the middle, and a lunule of the same colour at the tip. Be- 

 neath, greenish blue, with a sUght cupreous tinge on the sides of the thorax 

 and breast : legs greenish, with the shanks testaceous. 



Certain seasons produce this species in plenty : about ten years 

 back, it was observed by Mr. Brightwell in abundance, running 

 amongst the grass, at Blackgang-Chine in the Isle of Wight, and 

 by myself in the chalky lane leading from Dartford to Darent 

 Wood, Kent, in July : but, till recently, it does not appear to have 

 been seen at either place, although repeatedly sought after. I 



