. Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. fabout equal length, coarselysculptured, the former irregu-larly striate inside the eyes,the latter about as long asbroad, distinctly narrower andlonger in proportion than inthe preceding species, con-stricted in front and behind,with the sides very slightlyrounded; elytra subparallel-sided, or slightly widenedbehind, rather flat, almostsmooth, dull and velvety,black, with a large humeralpatch, emarginate internallym the centre, and with abroad yellow band at aboutmiddle, almost joining theapical yellow marking, whichis somewh
. Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. fabout equal length, coarselysculptured, the former irregu-larly striate inside the eyes,the latter about as long asbroad, distinctly narrower andlonger in proportion than inthe preceding species, con-stricted in front and behind,with the sides very slightlyrounded; elytra subparallel-sided, or slightly widenedbehind, rather flat, almostsmooth, dull and velvety,black, with a large humeralpatch, emarginate internallym the centre, and with abroad yellow band at aboutmiddle, almost joining theapical yellow marking, whichis somewhat broad : the in-terruption by the black patchis greater in some specimensthan in others ; suture very narrowly, and extreme margins,black; legs and underside black, the latter with very fugitivepubescence on the coxsb and metasternum (in the type-specimenthis is almost or quite rubbed off); episterna of metasternum bare,slightly 19-20 (?); Central in the British Museum. The above description is taken from Vigorss Cicindela princeps. 410 CICIJSTDEEIDiE. The species may be known from C. aurofasciata by the lesscoarse punctuation of the head and pronotum, the more parallel-sided and flatter elytra, the different markings, and, as a rule,by the colour of the labial palpi. I have, however, found theselast with the base light in one specimen of C. aurofasciata,although they are usually dark; so this cannot be regarded as aconstant character, and occasionally the humeral patch in the last-named species appears to be abbreviated as in C. princeps. The species is rather closely allied to C. shivah, but the latterinsect is smaller and more parallel-sided, with the head and pro-notum less coarsely sculptured, and the latter more or less plainlyangled just before the anterior constriction; the underside, more-over, is much more pubescent, and the yellow markings are muchsmaller and different. Yar. dncalis, W. Horn. According to Dr. Horn t
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