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FAMILY I. — CICJNDBIjIDiE. 



When the markings are in bands, as in Fig. 8: (C repanda.) 



1 = humeral lunule. 



2 =: marginal line. 



3 = middle band. 



4 = apical lunule. 

 "When the markings are in dots as in Fig. 9 : 



5 (See fig. 23) = basal dot. 



6 = humeral dot. 



7 = posthumeral dot. 



8 = marginal dot. 



9 =r supplementary dot. 



10 = diseal dot. 



11 = anteapical dot. 



12 = apical dot. 



When these markings are of the style shown in figure (C hirii- 

 colis) they are said to be complete; when lacking in part or broken 

 up into dots, they are called incomiplete. 



Fig. s. 



Fig. 9. 



(After Leng.) 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF CICINDELA. 



(/. Under side of abdomen metallic blue or green. 



/). Tborax more or less flattened, its sides margined. 



c. Abdomen not hairy; front of head flat; elytra flattened and with 

 a white marginal dot. 2. unipunctata. 



CG. Abdomen sparsely hairy ; front concave ; elytra with a vague de- 

 pression on basal third, dull brown or black with humeral, 

 posthumeral and anteapical dots and narrow middle band. 



LONGILABBIS. 



bh. Thorax convex, not margined; elytra convex. 



(/. Pubescence beneath either erect or lacking ; outer margin of ely- 

 tra in female not angulate. 

 e. Thorax much narrowed behind; markings incomplete, reduced 

 to dots or spots ; colors usually bright. 

 /. Elytra without well defined median band. 

 (j. Thorax quadrate; elytra green or puri>le; markings dis- 

 tinct. 

 li. Elytra smooth or nearly so; apical lunule and one or 

 more marginal spots present ; color purplish bronze. 



3. UDCONTEI. 



hli. Elytra distinctly punctured; markings reduced to small 



smooth. 4_ SEXGUTTATA. 



pg. Thorax subcylindrical ; elytra black or dark bronze; mark- 

 ings very indistinct. 13. pdnctulata. 

 ft. Elytra with well defined median band. 



i. Color either bright or bluish-green; front of head smooth. 



5. PATRUELA. 



