. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. PLATE 44 Dorsal views. 1. Cicindcla -n.'illisloni cstancia, 2. C. hirlicollis corpitst'iila. 3. C. limhota alhissiDia. THE TYPE SERIES The four male specimens that make up the June 1959 series are remarkably alike in form, size, and extent of maculation. One paratype is more dull and more green in color, while in two para- types the sutural maculation is broader near the base, reaching barely to the row of minute foveae. All were caught in a draw leading to the open flats of a salt sink. This
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. PLATE 44 Dorsal views. 1. Cicindcla -n.'illisloni cstancia, 2. C. hirlicollis corpitst'iila. 3. C. limhota alhissiDia. THE TYPE SERIES The four male specimens that make up the June 1959 series are remarkably alike in form, size, and extent of maculation. One paratype is more dull and more green in color, while in two para- types the sutural maculation is broader near the base, reaching barely to the row of minute foveae. All were caught in a draw leading to the open flats of a salt sink. This sink is one of many located east of Laguna del Perro and south of Laguna Salina, in the complex of basins that now forms the remnants of Pleistocene Lake Estancia. The area was covered by a layer of white alkali, and nurtured a sparse growth of short salt grasses. The ground was damp just below the leached out alkali cover. All specimens of the series were captured between the hours of eleven and noon. The weather was clear, with the temperature at 94°F. The single male and two females captured in September 1961 are similar in maculation to the earlier specimens. The male is an old specimen, dull in color, with eroded pilosity particularly lack- ing on the frons. The females were teneral specimens, brightly colored, with full pile, but with elytral maculation still slightly greasy. The females, normally, would have hibernated, while the male died after a few days in captivity. They were caught between 10:30 and 1 :00 at the edge of a playa that still con- tained water from Summer rains. The weather was clear but w4th a strong wind blowing from the southwest, while the temperature was at 70° F. 167. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los A
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