revision of the LampyridcB. 5 



Lamprocera abdominalis, Cast. Essai, 136. Lac. Gen. iv. 



p. 312. 



Gorli. $. Brus. $. 



The humeral callus and base of elytra round the scu- 

 tellum are yellow. 



Lamprocera picta, n. sp. 



Nigro-fusca, thorace antice, elytrisque fascia lata, mar- 

 ginem non attingente flavis. 

 Long. lin. 8 — 11 ; lat. 5 — 6. 



Very nearly related to abdominalis, Cast., but the 

 elytra usually are concolorous at the base (the scutellar 

 spot and a very small basal streak external to the callus 

 are present in one ? example), and the fuscous abdomen 

 sufficiently distinguish this species. The arcuate sixth 

 segment in the $ , and two points on the seventh segment 

 in the $ are luminous. 



Nicaragua, Godman and Salvin. ^ , $ . Brus. ? var. 



Lamprocera hrevicollis, n. sp. 



Nigro-fuscus, thorace antice paUido, elytris fuscis an- 

 gulis basalibus et macula magna communi post scutellum 

 flavis. 



Long. lin. 8 ; lat. 4. $ . 



Rather oblong, thorax very short, external angles 

 rounded, a little longer than Hyas denticornis, but not 

 so wide. 



Buenos Ayres, Gorh. (e Norris). 



I^amprocera jiavoquadrata, Blanchard Voy. d'Orb. 



(Fig. 124.) 

 Bolivia, Brus. M. 2 . 



Lamprocera hlatiina, Perty Del. An. Art., p. 26. 

 (PL VI. fig. 1.) 

 Brazil, ^, ?. 



Cayenne, Brus. M. $ var. Thorace antice tantum 

 pallide binotato. 



Surinam, Bartlett, $ var. Thorace antice pallido, basi 

 ctiam anguste testaceo, striolis duobus rufis discoidalibus, 

 elytris basi tenuissime et circa scutellum pallidis. 

 Gorh. ^, ?. Thorace antice tantum pallido. 



