June 189,.] I.KNG & BkUTENMUI-I.IR. Col-EOl' r. N. K. A.MKk. 



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PRELIMINARY HAND - BOOK OF THE 

 COLEOPTERA OF NORTH EASTERN AMERICA. 



\]y ClIAUI.KS W. I.KNG iV Wm. IJki'tknmui.i.ik. 



I'he species ticatc'cl in the lollouiiig pages are those emiiue- 

 iMUil ill llie "List of the Coleoptera of N. E. America" thus far 

 published, willi some additions made known to us by readers of 

 the Journal. We aim to in(.:kule all that are likely to be founil by 

 collectors in Philadelphia, New \'ork, New Englantl, Canada and 

 westward to Illinois. We do not aim to express any opinions on 

 the validity of the species but acce|)l the publisheil opinions of 

 students of our fauna; where the species seems to us very ilosely 

 allietl, we have indicated the fact that the reader may be saved 

 looking for striking difterences where none e.xist. 



It is our intention to continue the work of publishing the 

 Hand-book, but, in view of the uncertainty of serial publication 

 we tlo not make any promises to do so. 



\\\- ho|ie the reader will bear in minil that the work is prelimi- 

 nary and by correcting the errors which meet his eye, assist us 

 in making the fmal pages accurate. 



In describing the markings of the Cicintlelid;e, the following 

 terms arc uscil ; 



I'ig. I. when the markings are in bands 



A is called humeral lunulc, 



1! " middle band, 



I '* apical lunule. 



Fig. 2. when the markings are in dots 



1 is calred basal dot, 



2 " humeral tlot, 



3 *' posthumeral dot, 



4 is lalletl marginal dot, 6 is called apical tlot, 



5 " anteapical dot, 7 " discal dot. 



Cicindelidce. 



Tarsi all five-jointed ; antennix: slender, inserted on the front 

 above \he base of the mandibles ; legs slender, ada|)ted to running ; 

 eyes prominent ; habits terrestrial. 



Tabic of [:;ciu'ra. 



3d-joiiU of maxillary palpi longer than the 4th .... Tetracha. 



3i.l-joint of nia.\illary palpi shorter than the 4th .... Cicindela. 



