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The terrestrial Adephaga of Iowa (Part 1) by Fanny Chastina Thompson Wickham, 1895

The terrestrial Adephaga of Iowa by Fanny Chastina Thompson Wickham, 1895, Page 41

Lec. Am. Lyc. Nat. Hist. N. Y. 4. 178. 1848.
consentanea Dej. Sp. Gen. 1. p. 63. 1825.
7. Cicindela purpurea (Fig. 9, Pl. 3.), "purpuriue eu-dessus, d'un vert bleuâtre eu-dessous; elytres avec mie band courte, et deux points blaucs." Olivier Ins. 33.
Reddish or greenish cupreous, margins brilliant green; head hairy, rugose, with two distinct green lines between the eyes, originating at the base of the antennae and approaching each other toward the vertex; thorax granulate, rugose, short, impressions distinct, reddish cupreous surrounded by green; elytra covered with elevated punctures, the markings a scarcely sinuate band not extending to the margin and an anteapical and apical dot, the former sometimes wanting.
This is said to be the most variable of our species in coloring and markings.
Length 12-16 mm.
Found in pastures, on grassy roads, early in the

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Lec. Am. Lyc. Nat. Hist. N. Y. 4. 178. 1848. consentanea Dej. Sp. Gen. 1. p. 63. 1825. 7. Cicindela purpurea (Fig. 9, Pl. 3.), "purpuriue eu-dessus, d'un vert bleuâtre eu-dessous; elytres avec mie band courte, et deux points blaucs." Olivier Ins. 33. Reddish or greenish cupreous, margins brilliant green; head hairy, rugose, with two distinct green lines between the eyes, originating at the base of the antennae and approaching each other toward the vertex; thorax granulate, rugose, short, impressions distinct, reddish cupreous surrounded by green; elytra covered with elevated punctures, the markings a scarcely sinuate band not extending to the margin and an anteapical and apical dot, the former sometimes wanting. This is said to be the most variable of our species in coloring and markings. Length 12-16 mm. Found in pastures, on grassy roads, early in the