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mark I have to make on the above species, is to 

 change the name of M. Latipennis to that of 

 Waterhouse, who first made us acquainted with the 

 insect. It is one of the grandest discoveries of 

 late years, and may justly be placed at the head 

 of the Cicindeloidea. This magnificent insect was 

 captured by the African traveller, Dr. Smith, at 

 Kurrechan, and presented by him to the Zoological 

 Societv. 



2. Apteroessa, Hope. 



Type of the Genus, Cicindela Grossa, Fab. 



Corpus magnum, apterum, Antennae sicut in 

 Cicindela. Mandibular cultriformes margine in- 

 terno dente lato striato basali, duobus proximis 

 minutis, altero robustiore. 



Palpi maxillares longitudine labialibus sequales 

 l mo minimo, 2 d0 quadruplo longiori, 3 ti0 sequente 

 minori, extimo oblongo-ovato apice truncato. 



Mentum lobis duobus interne acute productis 

 dente acuto in medio emarginaturae. 



Labrum breve, medio in spinam parvam producto 

 dentibus duobus utrinq. armatis, angulis lateralibus 

 acutis. 



Thorax capite latior, latitudini elytrorum fere 

 sequalis. 



