344 REVISION OF THE CICINDELID^E OF AUSTRALIA, 



Horn described the elytra of C. scetigera as " hinc inde hirsutis"; 

 whereas the specimens of C. scetigera which I have seen (all 

 collected by Mr. George Masters many years ago at Wallaroo, on 

 the shores of Spencer's Gulf) have the elytra only setose along 

 the base on each side of the scutellum. I wrote to Dr. Horn on 

 this point, and he courteously answered : " My type of C. scetigera 

 has, as it is now, only bristles on the shoulders, but I remember 

 very well, as I saw it first, the specimen had also a few bristles 

 on the other part of the elytra; when I got it the second time the 

 bristles had disappeared, but my friend wrote to me, ' I have 

 cleaned the specimen and brushed it.' I think fresh specimens 

 in good condition will show a few bristles elsewhere and not only 

 on the shoulders." I do not expect C. scetigera to show any setae 

 on the elytra except near the base; perhaps the explanation of 

 the matter may be that some foreign whitish hairs had become 

 attached to the specimen Dr. Horn described, as he first saw it, 

 which were removed by the subsequent cleaning. 



Hab. — Yorke's Peninsula, S.A. (Dr. Horn suggests that 

 doubtless his locality, " Cape York," was given to him erroneously 

 for Yorke's Peninsula). 



ClCINDELA IGNEICOLLIS Bates. 



Dr. W. Horn has kindly sent me a sketch of the elytral 

 pattern in C. igneicollis, made from the type, which he has 

 examined; by the aid of this sketch I have worked it into the 

 table given above. Bates' description says, " forehead and base 

 of labrum with a dense patch of white laid hairs," and also notes 

 the setae of the pronotum, base of elytra, and sides of body. It 

 evidently comes nearest C. scetigera Horn. 



Semicincta-Group. 

 This group seems to have spread into Australia from Malasia; as 

 represented in Australia it is readily divisible into two subgroups, 

 namely, the C. semicincta-suhgrouip and the C. master si'Svibgronip. 

 I believe all the species of the semicincta-grouip have the pronotum 

 with setae along the sides. These setae are a conspicuous feature 

 in the semicincta-suhgvowp, but are not always easily seen in the 



