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Excerpt from Revision of the Cincindel� of the United States; Revision of the Elaterid� of the United States; Synopsis of the Melolonthid� of the United States
The genus Cicindela, a favourite with all entomologists, contains a very large number of species which are mostly distinguished by brilliant colours, and conspicuous markings. Although easily recognised by direct comparison, the structure of these numerous species is varied upon such uniform types, that much difficulty is found in identifying an um known one by description, and the descriptions given by authors are frequently either obscure from their brevity, or tedious from their length. This necessarily results from the want of success in dividing the genus into small groups defined by easily recognised characters; and it is much to be regretted that some of the entomologists of Europe, with large collections at hand, have not made an effort to produce a monograph of this beauti ful genus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
