Although this family contains several genera, Cicindela is the 
only one that inhabits Europe; and out of the numerous species re- 
corded of this beautiful and elegant group, amounting to 130, (20 
of which are European,) 6 only have been discovered in this island, 
viz: 
1. C. sylvatica Linn. Faun. Suec. n. 748. — Don. Brit. Ins. 10. pi. 351. 1. 
Labrum trigonate acute, black. Above silky purplish black ; elytra with 
deep foveolae ; an interrupted lunular cream-coloured spot at the shoul- 
der, an undulated abbreviated striga across the middle, and a spot towards 
the apex of the same colour. 
The largest of our species, and is found in June and July on sandy 
heaths. When the Rev. W. Kirby first took it in Suffolk, upon 
Martlesham Heath, it was considered a rare insect ; but it has been 
since taken in Surrey, and on Parley Heath, Hants, b}^ Mr. Dale 
and myself, in abundance. 
2. C. Sylvicola Megerle, — Curtis Brit. Ent. pi. 1. 
Labrum subtrigonate, acuminate, dull ochreous. Labial palpi ferruginous, 
terminal joint black with an aeneous or violaceous tinge. 
The insect figured was taken in Epping Forest in June 1820, 
and the same year it was found in profusion in different parts of 
the continent. Mr. Dale has since received a mutilated specimen 
from Sir Patrick Walker. The palpi are described from a speci- 
men in the British Museum, and a German one in my own cabinet. 
3. C. hybrida Linn. Faun. Suec. 747. — Gyll. l 2.p. 3. n. 2.—Lat. etDej. Iconogra- 
phie f p. 48. n. 7. — Tab. 4. f. l.andC. riparia,/. 2 .- — Steph. pi. 1./. 1. — var.fi. 
C. aprica Steph . 
Labrum transverse, subquadrate, with a little tooth in the middle ; palpi 
violaceous, black ; external maxillary with the 2nd, and labial with the 
3rd joint ferruginous or subochraceous. Above cupreous inclining to ob- 
scure-green ; elytra with a cream-coloured lunular spot at the shoulder 
and another at the apex, and an abbreyiated undulated fascia across the 
middle. 
Not uncommon on the sand-hills at Southport and Preston, 
Lancashire; in July and August. For specimens of this insect and 
the varieties I am indebted to E. T. Bennett, Esq., Mr. Henry 
Baines of York, and Mr. Edward Hobson of Manchester ; and 
having had an opportunity of examining upwards of thirty speci- 
mens, I feel satisfied, from the considerable differences in the form 
and markings of them, that C, riparia and C. aprica are only varie- 
ties of C. hybrida. 
Although Latreille and Dejean have expressed a doubt, whether 
the next species might not be the C, hybrida of Linnaeus, they de- 
scribed the one under consideration by that name; and Gyllenhal 
has confirmed their decision by referring to their figures and de- 
scriptions with their relative names. It is certainly not improbable 
but Linnaeus might have considered the C. maritima and even C. 
Sylvicola as varieties only of C. hybrida ; but that his description was 
drawn from the C. hybrida of Dejean and Gyllenhal, there can be 
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