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ENTOMOLOGY. 



Swansea, at Cromblyn Burrows, and on the sea-shore 

 near Yarmouth, it is taken in profusion. 



Sfi. 3. Camficstris. Green; sides of the head and tho- 

 rax, with the thighs, coppery-purple ; each elytron with 

 four white marginal spots, and a fifth near the suture. 



Cicindela camfiestris. Linn. Fab. Oliv. Latr. 



Cicindele chamfielre. De Gcer, Mem. 4. p. 113. pi. 4. 

 fig. I. 



Inhabits the sandy plains and pathways of Europe, and 

 is very plenty. 



Tribe II. Caraiudes. 



Maxillary palpi four, the interiors two-jointed. La- 

 bial two. Maxilla: bent at the apex, hooked, without a 

 distinct joint. Mandibles rarely with more than one 

 tooth, which is towards the apex. Feet formed for run- 

 ning; hinder ones with a trochanter. 



Mentum broadly notched. Internal edge of the ante- 

 rior tibiae often notched. Antenna: filiform, sometimes 

 moniliform. 



I. Body oblong, or ovoid. Labial palpi, inserted at the 

 inferior sides of the lip. {Observe. The insects of this 

 division do not live in the water.) 



A. Anterior tibiae notched in their internal edge. 



a. Labial and maxillary palpi abruptly terminated, with 

 a joint very different in bize from the others. Antenna: 

 straight. 



Genus XII. Nothiophilus. Dumeril. 



Cicindela. Linn. Marsh. 



Elaphuus. Fabr. Latr. Illig. 



Palpi maxillary external and labial, with the last 

 joint larger than the preceding joint, and somewhat cy- 

 iindric. 



Thorax flat, smooth, nearly quadrate, with the trans- 

 verse diameter exceeding the longitudinal. 



Sfi. 1. Aquaticus. Brown-brassy shining. Front corru- 

 gated. Elytra with punctured striae, and a longitudinal 

 smooth interval near the suture. 



Cicindela aquatica. Linn. Marsh. 



Klafihrus aquaticus. Fabr. Latr. 



Inhabits pathways and the banks of ponds. Cicindela 

 $emifiv.nctata of Linne, Klafihrus semifiunctatus of Fahri- 

 cius, &c. is the same species. There is a variety /3 of 

 Paykull which has been taken in Norfolk, and on the 

 shore near Porto-Bello, Scotland, having little of the 

 aeneous lustre. 



Sfi. 2. Biguttatus, may be at once distinguished by the 

 whitish termination of its elytra. 



Cicindela biguttata. Marsh. 



Klafihrus bigutlatus. Fabr.. 



Genus XIII. Elaphuus. Fabr. Latr. Dum. Illig. 



Cicindela. Linn. Marsh. 



Labial and external maxillary palpi, having the last 

 joint longer than the preceding, and somewhat cylindric. 

 Thorax truncate-obcordate, convex and unequal, with 

 nearly equal diameters, or with the longitudinal rather 

 the longest. 



Sfi. 1. Kifiarius. Green or brownish bronze; elytra 

 equally punctured, with impressed spots having a pur- 

 ple centre, with a pale green margin and coppery spot 

 on each, near the suture. 



Klafihrus riftarius. Fabr. Latr. 



Cicindela rifiaria. Linn. Marsh. 



Inhabits moist banks, and marshes every where. 



Sfi. 2. Uliginosus. Coppery-aeneous, with round cica- 

 trices, more distinctly punctured, centres purple, margin 

 green, elevated, with cupreous spots between. 



Klafihrus idiginosus. Fabr. Latr. 



Inhabits marshy and boggy ground. It is esteemed 

 a rare species. It occurs in Battersea fields, near Lon- 



don, and in the banks of wet ditches on the borders of 

 the Links near Edinburg, in great numbers. 



Genus XIV. Bemuidium. 



Bemuidion. Latr. 



Cicindela. Linn. Marsh. 



Cauabus. Linn. Marsh. Fabr. Oliv. 



Elaphuus. Fabr. Illig. Oiiv. 



Ocydiiohus. Frolich, Claiiville. 



Sfi. 1. Klavifics. Thorax somewhat narrower than the 

 head, equally broad and long, with very prominent eyes ; 

 body aeneous above, black-tureen beneath. Elytra mar- 

 bled with copper, with two impressed dots in each near 

 the suture. Palpi, base of antennae, and feel, yellowish. 



Cicindela Jlavifies. Linn. Marsh. 



Klafihrus Jlavifies. Fabr. Oliv. 



Bembidion Jlavifies. Latr. 



Inhabits the sandy shores of ponds and rivulets, but 

 is not common in Britain. 



Sfi. 2. Littorale. Thorax somewhat broader than the 

 head, truncaie-obcordale, punctured and excavated at 

 the angles. Body aeneous black. Elytra with punctured 

 striae, and each with a humeral spot, another at the apex, 

 and with the feet rufoUB. 



Carabus littora/is Oliv. 



Klafihrus ru/ustrw. liliger. 



Bembidium littorale. Latr. 



Inhabits France and Germany. 



Observe. This genus contains a vast number of spe- 

 cies, which require some distribution into sections. 



b. Labial and external maxillary palpi not abruptly 

 terminated by a joint distinct lioni the rest in size. An- 

 tennae straight. 



•Lip prominent; mandibles veiy strong, their inter- 

 nal edge prominent or toothed. 



t Elytra not truncaie. 



Genus XV. Scarites. Fabr. Oliv. Lam. 



Antennae moniliform, third joint much longer than the 

 second. Mandibles dentated on their internal edge. Lip 

 short and broad, without auricles. Tibiae, anterior ones 

 palmated. 



Sfi. I.. Gigas. Black, shining. Thorax lunate, behind 

 on each side with one dent. Elytra smooth, shoulders 

 one-dentate. Mandibles sulcate, with the internal pro- 

 cess large, dentate, with the apex acute. 



Scaritae gigas. Fabr. Oliv. Latr. 



Inhabits Barbary and the south of France. 



Genus XVI. Clivina. Latr. 



Scarites. Fabr. 



Tenebeio. Linn. 



Carabus. Marsham. 



Antennae moniliform, second joint longer than the 

 third. Mandibles without teeth on their internal edge. 

 Lip elongate, with two auricles. Anterior tibiae gene- 

 rally notched. 



* Anterior tibiae externally dentate. 



Sfi. 1. Kossor. Blackish or brunneous. Thorax some- 

 what quadrate, middle of the front impressed. Elytra 

 with punctured striae. 



Tenebrio fossor. Linn. 



Scaritas arenarius. Fabr. 



Clivina arenaria. Latr. 



Carabus distans. Marsham. 



Inhabits Europe, under stones, especially in moist si- 

 tuations, where the ground is sandy. 



** Anterior tibiae, with obsolete teeth. 



Sfi. 2. Gibba. Black brown. Thorax nearly globose. 

 Elytra with punctured striae, smooth towards their apex. 

 Feet paler. 



Scarites gibbus. Fabr. 



