100 PHYTOPHAGA. 



30. Lamprosoma smaragdinum. 



Lamprosoma smaragdinum, Lacord. Mon. p. 613 \ 

 Hab. Mexico \ Playa Vicente {Salle). 



The type of this species was described from a single specimen. I find in the collec- 

 tion of M. Salle two others which agree perfectly with the description, except that the 

 prosternum is rather broader than long and its anterior margin distinctly concave. 

 The species is of a rounded subglobular form, which distinguishes it at first sight from 

 its allies. 



31. Lamprosoma viridipes. 



Lamprosoma viridipes, Lacord. Mon. p. 621. 

 Hab. Mexico. 



32. Lamprosoma satrapa. 



Lamprosoma satrapa, Lacord. Mon. p. 624. 



Hab. Mexico. 



Principally distinguished by its shape, which is the most elongate of the genus, 

 according to Lacordaire. 



33. Lamprosoma splendidum. (Tab. V. fig. 16.) 



Lamprosoma splendidum, Lacord. Mon. p. 612 1 . 



Hab. Mexico, Orizaba (Salle); Guatemala, Izabal (Salle). — Guiana, Cayenne 1 ; 

 Brazil. 



Two specimens from Mexico and Guatemala are before me, which differ somewhat 

 from each other, both in shape and colour, the one being of a metallic green, the other 

 of a brilliant aureous above ; in the latter specimen the elytra are more narrowed 

 behind than in the other, and the prosternum is broader ; but in the general characters 

 of this species, as given by Lacordaire, the differences are too slight in these instances 

 to consider them specific, unless more specimens should prove this to be the case. 

 The specimen on the Plate is figured from the insect from Orizaba. 



34. Lamprosoma politum. 



Lamprosoma politum, Jacoby, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 168. 



Hab. Mexico, Santecomapan (Salle) ; British Honduras, river Sarstoon (Blan- 

 caneaux) ; Guatemala, Panima, San Juan, Sinanja valley (Champion). 



The type of this species was described by me from a single specimen obtained in 

 British Honduras ; since then about eight other specimens have been received from 



