52 CicinddiZ of Massachusetts. 



punctures ; exterior and sutural margins cupreous ; a white 

 spot at the basal angle, another further back, replacing the 

 termination of a humeral lunule; a short, narrow hand, 

 shghtly sinuate in the middle, recurved at tip towards a 

 white dot near the suture ; a posterior lunule, sometimes 

 entire, but generally interrupted, leaving its anterior ter- 

 mination disjoined in form of a dot. Beneath brilliant 

 greenish or metallic blue; sides of thorax and breast 

 cupreous. 



This is a common species. It loves the vicinity of salt 



in September. 



March, April and May 



12. CiCINDELA HEMOHRHOIDALIS. 



C. above, obscure cupreous or bluish black; elytra with 

 the entire humeral lunule, the recurved, sub-interrupted 

 terminal one, the sinuate, abbreviated, intermediate band 

 and marginal dot, white; abdomen ferruginous,^ 



Length ^7 to ^1, breadth -£-^ to ^\ of an inch. 



Plate IIL fig. 5. 



Hentz, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. N. Series^ UL 

 254. Plate II. fig. 2. 



Harris, New England Farmer, VU. 91. 



C Heittzii, Dejean, Spec, des Coleopt. V. 1. 



Head cupreous, with two lines between the eyes, 

 anterior margin and cheeks, greenish blue; eyes large, 

 promment, brown, with fine strice around them; basal 

 joints of anienncc bronzed green, the others obscure 

 brown; lahrum dingy white, somewhat rounded before 

 with six marginal punctures bearing hairs; mandihtes 

 short, dark green, second joint of labials whitish. 



Trunk. 



narrowed 



a 



