330 



CICINDELIDiE. 



105. Cicindela azureocincta, Bates. 



Cicindela azureocincta, Bates, Cist. Ent. ii, 1878, p. 333. 



Allied to the preceding species but much smaller, with the general 

 sculpture of the fore parts finer, but with the forehead distinctly 

 striated ; the pronotum is more globose, and the metallic margins 

 of the elytra are irregular and produced internally in three 

 places; the labrum, too, is shorter and more or less truncate; 

 the colour is dull coppery with the sides, the suture of the elytra, 

 and two longitudinal patches on the front of the head bright 

 metallic blue, shining ; the elytra are distinctly sculptured in 

 front; underside violaceous, with the sides, including the episterna 

 of the metasternum, scantily pubescent ; the pubescence of the 

 episterna is very scanty, but is quite apparent, unless rubbed off 

 in old specimens ; it does not appear to be sexual ; legs red, tibise 

 and tarsi darker, more or less pitchy. 



Length 8-9 millim. 



Bombay : Kanara {Bell). 



This is one of the smallest and prettiest of all the Cicijstdelidje. 



Group 3. 



The pubescence of the underside is much stronger in this group 

 than in the preceding, but is more scanty as a rule on the 

 episterna. In C. crassipalpis, however, a quite recently described 

 species, the whole of the lateral parts of the pectoral region of 

 the metasternum are densely covered yvith white bristles. It is 

 possible that this species and C. ( Jansenia ) westermanni ought to 

 be included in a separate section. The latter species is extremely 

 rare, and only a few examples are known, but from the description 

 it appears to be closely allied to this group, if it does not actually 

 belong to it. The facies of the different members of the group 

 varies considerably, C. rurjosiceps being very like C. chloropleura 

 and its allies, while C. corticata rather resembles C. foveolata. 



Key to the Species. 



I. Elytra even. 



i. Elytra with small green spots or punc- 

 tures on each, besides two large 

 whitish spots. 



1. Labrum dark, metallic ; small green 



spots irregular .... tetragrammica, Chaud., 



2. Labrum testaceous, or aeneous only at [p. 331. 



apex. 



A. Elytra more convex and much 



more narrowed towards base ; 



small green spots irregular loestennanni, Schaum, 



B. Elytra less convex and much less [p. 332. 



narrowed towards base ; only one 



row of small green spots, near the |~p. 332. 



suture crassipalpis, W. Horn, 



