THE TIGER BEETLES. 33 



Lake and Lawrence coiinties ; rare. May 7-July 27. Occurs 

 in shaded pathways on high, dry hills. Usually placed as a variety 

 of sexguttata, but Leng considers them distinct. 



<1 (25). ClCI?iDELA Pl-RPUBEA Oliv.. Ellt., II. 1794, 14. 



Reddish cupreous, margins and suture of elytra green; mark- 

 ings consisting of a narrow oblique middle band, an apical dot 

 and sometimes an anteapical and humeral dot. Thorax deeply 

 impressed, granulate and rugose. Length 14-16 mm. (Figs. 13 

 and 17.) 



This handsome beetle has so far been noted only in 

 southern Indiana, where it has been taken in a half dozen ^«-i''' 



(After Leng.) 



or more counties. However, it probably occurs through- 

 out the State, as its general range includes the entire United States. 

 It frequents the grassy margins of roads and meadow pathways. 

 Double brooded and probably hibernates. April 23-October 15. 



The variety linibalis Klug., in wliich the middle band is long 

 and sinuate and with humeral, posthumeral, apical and anteapical 

 dots usually present, probabl.y occurs sparingly in the State, its 

 range being given as "Maine to Colorado and Kansas." 



7 (26a). ClCINDELA FORMOSA GENEROK.V De,1., Spec. T, is;',1, 1231. 



Dull reddish cupreous or brow-nish-bronzed ; white markings wide, 

 prominent and connected on margin, the middle band beut backward, then 

 forward and almost reaching the suture. Thorax liroader than long, granu- 

 late, very hairy on the flanks. Length Ki-lS mm. (Fig. 14.) 



This eastern form of Say's formosa has been taken only in Lake, 

 Porter, Laporte, Vigo, Perry and Posey counties, where it occurs in 

 numbers on bare sandy spots and along sandy roads. May 13-Oc- 

 tober 1. It is more wary and difficult to capture than most of its 

 kind and wlien flushed often makes a prolonged flight. Gcnerosa 

 and unipuHctata are the largest of our tiger beetles, and the former 

 will probal)l\' lie found over most of the sand covered areas of the 

 State. 



__X. s C!:!). CiciNDEi^i vuf.fiAUis Sa,v, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, I, ISlS, 



^H 409; ibid. 11, Vl'l. 



JB Brownisii-bronze abnvc, dark green beneath; elylral markings 



■ffl ceiisi.stiug of humeral lunule ohlic|uely prcjlouged ; a middle band 



vB ^ but slightly expanded on margin, entering (ibli(iuely and bent at 



Fig. IS. an olitn.se angle, and an apicil lunule. Length I.VIO mm. (Figs. 



(After Leng.) 1.5 anil IS.) 



