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Head, eyes, and rostrum black, the latter being about the length of the thorax. Antennse arising 

 near the end of the beak. Thorax dirty brown, having a number of vei-y small pustules on it. Seutellum 

 small and triangular. Elytra the same colour with the thorax, with patches of lighter brown on them . 

 They are also margined and furrowed, having a great number of black pustules. Legs black, tibiae 

 with two spurs, the outer ones being the thickest. 



LESTES C^RULEATA, 



Plate L. fig. ]. 



Order: Neuroptera. Section: Subulicornes. Family: Libellulidae. 



Genus. Lestes, Leach. Libellula p., Drury, Donovan. 



Lestes Cceruleata. Coerulea, thorace pallidii vittato, alis hyalinis fascia latft subapicali coerulescenti, otigmatr 

 nigro. (Expans. Alar. 5 unc. 6 lin. Long. Corp. fere 4 une.) 



Syn. Libellula cceruleata, Drury, App. vol. 3. 



Libellula coerulea, Donovan Nat. Repos. 4. 110. 



Habitat: Bay of Honrturas (Drury). " Muskito Sbore, Mr. Shakespear, 1779" (Drurij's MSS.). 



Eyes large, projecting from the head. Thorax dark blue. Wings reticulated and transparent, 

 having a broad patch of a deep mazarine blue crossing them near the extremities, the tips being trans- 

 parent. Abdomen three inches and an eighth in length, dark blue. Under side of the head, th(jrax, 

 &c. grey. 



LAMPYRIS GIGANTEA. 



Plate L. fig. 2. 



Order: Coleoptera. Section: Serricornes. Fa.mily : Lampyridie. 



, Genus. Lampyris, Linn. ^c. 



Lampyris Gigantea. Ovata depressa, thorace semi-circulari fulvo, disco irregulari, elytris fiiscis vitta laterali 

 albida. (Long. Coq). 1 unc. 3 lin.) 



Syn. LampjTis gigantea, Schonli. Syn. Ins. 3. 6G. No. 40. 

 Lampyris splendida, Drury, App. vol. 3. 

 Lampyris Savignii? Kirby Trans. Linn. Sgc. v. 12. GuMn. Icon. R. An. Ins.pl. Xi.Jiij. 7. 



Habitat : Rio Janeiro. 



Antennae setaceous, with a small spine, like a short hair, at each of the joints. Head withdrawn, 

 and entirely hid by the shield-like thorax. Thorax yellow, margined and semicircular, with a rugged 

 projection in the middle. Seutellum small, yellow, and triangular. Elytra dark red-brown, with a 

 cream-coloured line running longitudinally from the thorax towards the apex, and having a small cream- 

 coloured margin. Breast orange colour. Legs partly orange and black. Abdomen, which is rather 

 thick, black, with a cream-coloured streak crossing it near the anus. 



