CICINDELA. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antennae filiform ; clypeus shorter than the 

 labrum ; maxillae monodactyle, with two very 

 distinct palpi, of which the exterior one is nearly 

 equal to the labial palpi, penultimate joint of the 

 latter hairy; mentum trifid, the divisions nearly 

 equal in length ; feet slender, elongated ; ante- 

 rior tibia without a sinus near the tip. 



OBSERVATIONS. 



A very natural and interesting group of in- 

 sects. Many species inhabit this country, the 

 more common of which, such as the vulgaris, 

 sex-guttata and punctulata, are familiar to most 

 persons who delight in rural scenery. They in- 

 habit arid situations, run and fly swiftly, and live 

 upon prey, which they seize by means of their 

 somewhat elongated and very acute mandibles, 



PLATE XVIII. 



