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COLEOPTEKA. CHRYSOMELID^. 



CHEYSOMELA. 



Generic Distinctions. — Antenna slightly thickened towards the 

 tips ; palpi hatchet-shaped ; body rounded or oval ; wings formed 

 for flight ; colour very brilliant. 



Cheysomela sanguinolenta is about a third of an inch 

 in length, of a blue-black colour, the elytra widely bordered 

 with red. 



Cheysomela eastuosa. (Plate II.) A very pretty species, 

 of a brilliant golden-green, with a stripe on each elytron of 

 violet-blue ; it is smaller than the last, and is found on the 

 white dead-nettle {Lamium album). 



COLEOPTERA. ClCINDELID^. 



CICINDELA. 



Generic Distinctions. — Antennce filiform; palpi distinct and 

 hairy; wings long and slender; hody oblong or oval; colour 

 very brilliant. 



Cicindela campestris. (Plate I.) A very elegant insect, 

 of a bright grass-green above, with several white spots on 

 each elytron. 



