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Cucujidae: abdominal segments free. Othniidae: front coxal cavities closed. 

 Scaphidiidss: with fifth abdominal segment longest. Phalacridas: middle 

 coxae transverse. Lymexylidae: head deflexed. Corylophidae: six abdominal 

 segments. Monotomidas, Endomychidae, Cryptophagidae and Ciidae: first ab- 

 ing tarsi four-jointed with third joint very small, the last has all tarsi lour- 

 dominal segment longest, the first two with eyes transverse, the second hav- 

 jointed. Erotylidae andMycetophagidae: hind coxse not nearly contiguous, the 

 l^ttei with anterior coxse oval. 



Colydiid^. Rhyssodid^: feet five jointed. 



CARABINA 



CICINDELID/E. 



The tiger beetles are very active day flying, predaceous 



SYNOPSIS OP GENERA. 

 Cicindela. Omus: eyes small. Tetracha: third joint 

 longer than fourth. 



Amblychile cylindriformis (not Calif) 



piccolominii (not Calif.) 

 Cicindela californica — circumpicta. 



cinctipennis Lee. 



circumpicta Laf. 



decemnotata (not Calif.) 



depressula Casey. 



duodecimguttata (not Calif.) 



echo Cas. 



eureka Fall. 



fulgida Say. 



(jabli Horn 



graminea — purpurea. 



gravidus — hirticollis. 



guttifera — oregona. 



hyperborea Lee. (not Calif.) 



haemorrhagia Lee. 



insects. 



of maxillary palpi 



hirticollis Say. 

 imperfecta — pusilla. 

 iatesignata Lee. 

 lauta — purpurea, 

 lemniscata Lee. 

 longilabris Say. 

 lunilonga Schaupp. 

 obliqua — vulgaris, 

 obsoleta Say. 

 oregona Lee. 

 pacifica — haemorhagica. 

 perviridis — longilabris. 

 plutonica — purpurea. 

 prEetexta — circumpicta. 

 pseudosenilis — echo, 

 purpurea Oliv. 



pusilla Say. 



repanda Dej. 



senilis Horn. 



sierra — vulgaris. 



sigmoidea — tortuosa. 



sommeri Mann. 



sperata Lee. 



tenuisignata. Lee. 



terricola — pusi 1 la. 



trifasciata — tortuosa. 



rifasciata — tortuosa. 



tuolumne — lunalonga. 



vibex — vulgaris. 



viridisticta Bates. 



viridissima — vulgaris Say. 



vulgaris Say. 

 Omus ambiguus Schaupp. 



audouini Reiehe. 



ealifornicus Esch. 



confluens — sequoarum. 



dejeani (not Calif.) 



edwardsii Crotch. 



elongatus — ealifornicus. 



hornii — sequorarum. 



laevis Horn. 



lecontei — ealifornicus. 



lugubris — edwardsii. 



montanus — edwardsii. 



punctifrons — sequorarum. 



sculptilis — ealifornicus. 



sequorarum Crotch. 



submetallieus Horn. 

 Tetracha Carolina Linn. 



