. Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. , and there is more pubescence on the underside. Length 10-11^ millim. Bombay : Kanara (Bell, in June). 117. Cicindela indica, Fletit. Cicindela indica, Fleutiaux, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1893, p. 484. A small black species with veryslight aeneous reflections ; labrumdark, large; antennae more or lesspitchy at base; head short, broad,with very prominent eyes, stronglyand rugosely sculptured and notstriate ; pronotum longer than broad,subcylindrical, with the sides slightlyrounded, not strongly constricted infront and behind, ro
. Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. , and there is more pubescence on the underside. Length 10-11^ millim. Bombay : Kanara (Bell, in June). 117. Cicindela indica, Fletit. Cicindela indica, Fleutiaux, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1893, p. 484. A small black species with veryslight aeneous reflections ; labrumdark, large; antennae more or lesspitchy at base; head short, broad,with very prominent eyes, stronglyand rugosely sculptured and notstriate ; pronotum longer than broad,subcylindrical, with the sides slightlyrounded, not strongly constricted infront and behind, roughly and stronglysculptured like the head ; elytra un-even, strongly punctured, and shiningfor their fourth part before base, dullbehind; legs dark, part of tibiae red-dish ; metasternum (and episterna)with scanty grey pubescence; abdo-men with a few 152.—Cicindela indica. Length 7-8 millim. Bombay. The dark labrum, short head, more prominent eyes and thesculpture of the head, pronotum, and elytra will at once,sepa ratethis species from C. 343 118. Cicindela triguttata, Hbst. Cicindeia triguttata, Herbst, Rarer, x, 1800, p. 182, pi. 172, fig. 5 ; Dejeau, Spec. Col. i, p. chlorochila, Ohaudoir, Bull. Soc. Moscou, 1852, i, p. 25; Grestro, Ann. Mus. Genova, 1889, p. 85. Of the same general appearance as the preceding ; labrum dark,more or less metallic; head and pronotum dark, with greenish oraeneous reflections ; elytra black, sometimes slightly metallic, eachwith a velvety patch parallel with the suture, and small variablewhitish markings ; these sometimes consist of a transverse shortline at middle and another before apex, both reaching or almostreaching the margin, and a smallfspot on the disc not far from thesuture just behind the middle; the side markings are sometimesextended, the middle one sometimes joining the central spot, andthe hind one being extended towards apex ; occasionally too thereis a small spot on the disc be
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