It appeared to me to form a new genus.
About the roads in the forest, I found the large and handsome Cicindela heros, which I had before obtained sparingly at Macassar; but it was in the mountain torrent of the ravine itself that I got my finest things.
On dead trunks overhanging the water and on the banks and foliage, I obtained three very pretty species of Cicindela, quite distinct in size, form, and colour, but having an almost identical pattern of pale spots.
I also found a single specimen of a most curious species with very long antennae.

But my finest discovery here was the Cicindela gloriosa, which I found on mossy stones just rising above the water.

After obtaining my first specimen of this elegant insect, I used to walk up the stream, watching carefully every moss-covered rock and stone.

It was rather shy, and would often lead me on a long chase from stone to stone, becoming invisible every time it settled on the damp moss, owing to its rich velvety green colour.

On some days I could only catch a few glimpses of it; on others I got a single specimen; and on a few occasions two, but never without a more or less active pursuit.