CICINDELA. O 



dlscolorous markings) : tho. somewhat quadrate ; rarely a little cylin- 

 drical. 



' Genus I. Cicindela of Authors. 



1 sylvatica L. vol. ii. p. 658. — Sam. pi. 3. f. 8. — Ste. M. i. 7. — Above 

 brown, with purplish tints : elytra with a crescent at the shoulder, a narrow, 

 flexuous, reflexed stripe in the middle, and a spot near the tip, whitish ; 

 upper lip black. (Length 7-8 lines.) Sandy heaths: Cobham,Weybridge, 



Godalming, &c. Surrey ; Christchurch, &c. Hants ; Martlesham, Aldbo- 



rough, &c. Suffolk: 4-7. 



2 maritima De J. S. i. 52. — Ci. hybrida Sow. B. M. i. pi. 18. — 

 Ste. M. I. 8. — Above purplish-copper: elytra with a crescent at the 

 shoulder and at the tip, and a flexuous, very much deflexed, central band, 

 cream- white. (L. 6-7 1.) Sandy coasts : Deal to Ramsgate, Kent ; South- 

 end, Essex ; Swansea, Glam. ; Scotland, &c. : 3-9. 



3 hybrida L. ii. 657. — De J. S. i. pi. 4. f. 1. — Ci. aprica Ste. M. i. 8.— 



Above greenish-copper, or purplish : elytra rather convex, with a crescent 

 at the shoulder and tip, and a slightly waved, abrupt, central band, cream- 

 colour. (L. 6-7i 1.) 

 Var. Ci. riparia Meg. — Ste. M. i. 9. pi. 1. f. 1. — Narrower and darker 



with the central band on the elytra nearly straight. Sandy coasts of N. 



Wales ; Preston, &c. Lancashire : 5-7. 



4 Sylvicola Meg. — Cur. i. pi. 1. — Ste. M. i. 10.— Above purplish-green, with 

 brighter green elytra : the latter with a crescent at the shoulder and tip, 

 and a slightly waved, deflexed, central band, white. (L. 7 1.) Woodside, 

 near Epping ; very rare : 4. 



5 campestris L. ii. 657. — Don. i. pi. 12. — Ste. M. i. 11. — Above bright 

 silky green : elytra with 3, 4, or 5 white dots on the margin, and 1 on the 

 disc, edged with brown ; beneath coppery green : ^ w i tn a brown impres- 

 sion near the base of each elytron. (L. 5 — 7^ 1.) Abundant on sandy and 

 gravelly heaths, everywhere : *, ©. ° 



6 germanica L. ii. 657. — Pz. F. vi. f. 8. — Ste. M. i. 11. — Somewhat 

 cylindric ; above dull green : elytra with a dot on the shoulder, 1 on the 

 margin, and a crescent at the tip, white. (L. 51.) Local : chalky lane near 

 Darenth, Kent ; — grassy places, Puckaster Cove, Black-gang Chine, &c. 

 Isle of Wight ; Pangbourn, Berks : 3-6. 



Fam. 2. BRACHINIDiE MacLeay. 



ii. Drypta Palpi elongate, last joint securiform": mand. long, porrected : ant. 



with basal joint very long : tho. long, cylindric : tarsi with penult, joint 



bilobed : claws simple, 

 iii. Odacantha Palpi short, filiform : ant. with basal joint short: tho. 



oblong, cylindric, narrower than head : body slightly depressed : tarsi and 



claws simple, 

 iv. Demetrias Palpi short, filiform : ant. with two basal joints short: tho. 



heart-shaped, longer than wide : body depressed : tarsi with penult, joint 



bilobed : claws simple. 

 v. Dromius Palpi short, filiform ; last joint of max. truncate : ant. with 



basal joint short ; 2d as long as 3d : tho. longer than wide, somewhat 



heart-shaped, or nearly square, being slightly narrowed behind : body de- 

 pressed : tarsi and claws simple. 

 vi. Lebia Palpi short, filiform : ant. with basal joint short : tho. shorter 



than wide, lobed behind : body depressed, broad : tarsi with penult, joint 



bilobed : claws toothed, 

 vii. Lamprias Palpi short, filiform : ant. with basal joint short : tho. shorter 



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