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ria T E . Ai. 
CICA PEA CAMPERS TRESS: 
SPARKLER. 
GENehtO CHOARMACILR, 
Antenne fetaceous. Palpi fix, filiform; jaws prominent, with» 
“many teeth, Eyes prominent. Thorax roundifh, and margined. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Green: five white {pots on the wing-cafes. 
CICINDELA CAMPESTRIS: viridis, elytris pun@is quinque albis. 
Linn. Fa. Suec. 146.—Gumel. Sift, Nat. 1920. Sp. 1. 
_ Thofe beautiful Infeéts vary fomething in fize and colour, the {pots 
on the elytra are generally white, but are often found with fpots of 
yellow ; they fly or run quick, are carnivorous, and live in dry fandy | 
places. Inthe {pring its larva is found, which refembles a long, foft, — 
whitifh worm, with fix legs and a brown fcaly head; it perforates 
the fand perpendicularly, and refs near the furface to enfnare fmaller 
infects. 
It is very difficult, if at all poffible, to breed thofe infe&ts and ob- 
ferve their metamorphofes ; we have tried various methods, but have 
not yet been fo fortunate as to fucceed, 
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