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vated portions rugose ; elytra bright subviolaceous or 

 blackish, deeply punctured with green, with sometimes 

 two longitudinal series of deeper punctures, the outer one 

 bifurcated near the humerus ; suture and margins cupreous 

 green ; white margin entire, with a very broad humeral 

 and terminal lunule and intermediate refracted band, 

 white; anterior lunule directed obliquely backwards to- 

 wards the middle of the suture and attainins half the 

 distance; intermediate band refracted at a right angle 

 about the centre of the elytron, its dilated extremity in- 

 curved and reaching the suture ; feet and thighs bi 

 green ; above brassy. 



Abdomen greenish blue ; very hairy ; tail purple. 



This species received the name of latccincta from 

 Major Leconte in letters to Dr. T. W. Harris, and others, 

 under which name he intended to describe it, but was 

 anticipated by Dejean. It is our largest, and one of our 

 finest species. It is found, not in roads, but in sandy 

 localities both on the seabeach and inland, in company 

 with several of the other species. The first brood appears 

 in May and June, the second in August and September. 

 Its legs are short, its breadth great in proportion to its 



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It varies much 



in color, from brilliant violaceous coppery to nearly black, 

 apparently from age. Dejean compares this insect in his 

 description to the alhoUrta, which last he described from 

 two male specimens, by comparing it with the trisignata 

 of Europe ; so that his description is of very little service 



American 



2. CiCINDELA VULGARIS. 



C. obscure, on each elytron three whitish bands^ two 

 of which are curved, and the intermediate one refracted. 



