CICINDELA. 



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distinct long hairs at the sides ; elytra much duller than the head 

 and pronotum, finely and closely, but distinctly, punctured, apical 

 portion cut off obliquely, spines at apical angles distinct; the 

 markings are much more extended and wavy than in the preceding 

 species, the central sinuate loop being continued down the suture 

 until it almost meets the sutural extension of the apical marking, 

 and the upper extension of the apical marking being also much 



extended towards the middle of the elytra and not, or very slightly, 

 clavate ; the central marking is sometimes frayed at the sides ; 

 legs and underside bright metallic green or coppery green, the 

 latter tomentose at the sides ; genae bare ; trochanters metallic. 

 Length 8-9 millim. 



Sind: Karachi {Bell) ; Sikkim : Kurseong, Darjiling ; Bhutan; 

 Bengal : Sara Ghat, Patna District, Calcutta, Maldah, Bajmahal, 

 Asansol, Chota Nagpur; Madeas: Pondicherry, Rarnnad ; Burma: 

 Pegu : Cambodia. 



On sandy river banks ( Westermann) ; this is another of the 

 species that flies to light on the river steamers. 



148. Cicindela agnata, Fleut, 



Cicindela agnata, Fleutiaux, C. R. Soc. Ent. Belgique, 1890, p. 68. 



Larger than C. nitida, from which it is easily, distinguished by 

 its brownish coppery colour, longer and narrower pronotum, red 

 trochanters, and different elytral markings, which are however of 

 much the same character ; labrum rather long, whitish testaceous, 

 with a very distinct row of hairs on the anterior border ; head 



Fig. 159. — Cicindela nitida. 



