March, I9I5-] Leng-Shoemaker : New Lampyrid.e. 55 



obsoletely punctate in sallci, distinctly punctate in Iccoiitci, the antennae 

 of Iccontci are as in mintita, that is, the outer joints are ovate or 

 subovate, in sallci cylindrical or subcylindrical. 



The females of Iccontci, which I do not know, very likely differ 

 only from typical miinita in the stronger punctate prothorax and those 

 of sallci in the cylindrical outer joints of antenna;, otherwise they are 

 exactly like viiiiitta. 



In a large number of specimens, collected mostly in the neighbor- 

 hood of New York City, the beak of the males varies according to the 

 development of the specimen, but as a rule the larger fully developed 

 males have the beak very short and very broad at apex with large, 

 prominent mandibles while in the smaller and feebler males the 

 rostrum is relatively a little longer, narrower at apex and the 

 mandibles are less prominent. Judging from the material examined 

 E. Iccontci and sallci are entitled to recognition. 



A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF LAMPYRID^. 



By Charles W. Leng and Ernest Shoemaker, 



West New Brighton, N. Y. 



The beetle described below was found by the junior author while 

 sweeping in the woods near Glencarlyn, Va., in June, 1912, and was 

 exhibited at an informal meeting of the New York Entomological 

 Society as a rare acquisition the following w'inter. Since nothing so 

 far described seems to correspond with its characters, even gener- 

 ically, it seems best to publish its description, with a figure, drawn 

 by the junior author, by which it is hoped, other specimens of the 

 same species, perhaps unnamed in private collections, may be brought 

 to light. 



NEOCELETES new genus. 



This genus will form a new member of the group Lyci, having the 

 middle coxae distant, prothoracic spiracle with tubular chitinous peri- 

 treme prominently elevated, but with the front not prolonged into a 

 beak, antennae not pectinate. It cannot therefore consist with any 



