Insects. 5207 



GEODEPHAGA. 

 1. Fam. CiciNDELiDiE, Leach. 

 1. Cicindela, Linn. 



C. campestris, Linn., Steph. Very abundant, especially during 

 July and August, on the cainp-ground behind Haslar, and along 

 the cliffs at Hill-head. Frequents bright, sandy spots, flies in the 

 sun, and runs with great celerity. 



2. Fam. Brachinid^e, MacLeay. 



1. Drypta, Fabr. 



D. emarginata, Fabr. First captured in this locality, by one of the 

 authors, in 1851. Solitary and not abundant, about damp, grassy 

 banks and hedgerows, at Privet and Rowner. Sluggish by day, and 

 apparently of crepuscular habits. 



2. Demetrias, Bon. 



D. atricapilla, Linn. Very common ; in hedges and banks. 



3. Dromius, Bon. 



D. linearis, Oliv. Common ; in banks and hedges. 



D. agilis, Fabr., Steph. D. meridionalis, D. fenestratus, Steph. 

 Common ; on hedgebanks. 



D. quadrimaculatus, Linn. Not abundant ; taken by Mrs. A. 

 Adams under moss on elms in Rowner Copse. 



D. melanocephalus, Dej. Rare ; along banks of ditches at Privet. 



4. Metabletus, Schm. Dromius, Dawson, Steph. 



M. obscuro-guttatus, Dufts. M. spilotus, M. impunctatus, Steph. 

 Local, but very abundant on hedge-banks at Privet, and along a ditch 

 at Grange. 



M. foveolus, Gyll., Steph. Common ; under stones. 



5. Blechrus, Motch. Dromius, Dawson, Steph. 



B. glabratus, Dufts. B. femoralis, B. angustatus, B. maurus, Steph. 

 Common ; under clods in ploughed fields. 



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