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MODEM SYSTEM. 
Fam. I. Cicindeliad®. Leach. 
Maxillary palpi four, the interior ones two-jointed : labial two: antenna 
filiform, never moniliform: maxilla furnished at their extremities 
with a distinct articulated hook: mandibles with many teeth : jeet 
formed for running; hinder ones with trochanters. 
All the insects of this family live on other insects. 
Genus 10. CICINDELA. Linn., De Gccr, Fabr.,S,c. Buprestis. 
Geoff. 
Thorax short, almost as wide as the head : abdomen elongate quadrate • 
elytra flat, separate, rounded: wings two : exterior maxillary palpi as 
long or longer than the labial : antenna : inserted into the anterior 
margin of the eye: clypeus shorter than the labrum. 
Sp. 1. Cic. sylvulicu. Obscure aeneous above; each elytron with an ex- 
ternal lunule at the base, with a mark at the apex, and an interme- 
diate transverse, narrow sinuated band of white; with many im- 
pressed punctures at the suture. {PI. 3. Jig. 8.) 
Cicindela sylvatica. Linn., Ol'vo., Ia.tr. 
Inhabits Europe. Is found on Martlcsome Heath, Suffolk, occasion- 
ally; near Christchurch in Hampshire; and near Cobham and Go- 
daiming in Surry it is very common. 
There arc three other British species, viz. 2. C. campeslris, which is 
taken in sandy places and in highways in great plenty. 3. C. hybrt- 
da, found on the sea-shore dear Yarmouth and Swansea. 4. C. Get" 
manica, which is common at a place called Black Gang-way in the 
Isle of Wight, and is occasionally found in chalk-pits near Dartford, 
Kent, in the months of June and July. 
Fam. II. Carabid.e. 
The mandibles of the Cardbida arc entirely porrected; their 
hinder legs are formed for running, and they feed on other insects- 
“ Professor F. A. Bonelli, of Turin, has lately written an admirable 
monograph on the European genera of this family. This is published 
under the title of Observations F.nlomologiqnes, and has been sanc- 
tioned by the Imperial Academy. From the parts studied it proves 
that Bonelli is a man of accurate judgement, and fully entitled to 
rank amongst the first entomologists of the present day.’' Leach s 
MSS. 
Obs. For the characters of most of the Genera in this extensive Fa - 
mily I am indebted to Dr. Leach, who with his usual liberality a - 
lowed me the free use of his MSS. 
I. Anterior tibia not notched within. Elytra entire , covering 
whole abdomen. Antenna linear or setaceous. 
Stirps 1 , — Palpi with the fourth joint thicker than the third, the ;l f c " 
