18 Rev. H. S. Gorham's materials for a 



narrowly black, and the central black "vdtta wider. The 

 elytra have the nervures distinct, especially at the base. 



It is very difficult to decide whether this species belongs 

 to Photinus or Lucidota, but taking the very short 2nd 

 joint of the antennte into account, I think it is better 

 placed in the latter. 



Guatemala City, and Duenas ; coll. Godman and Salvin. 



Lucidota Boliviana, n. sp. 



Nigro-fumosa, thorace rufo, disco leviter canaliculato 

 angulis posticis paulo retrorsum acutis, antennis acute 

 serratis, corporis vix longitudine lequalibus ; coxis, femori- 

 bus et tibiis anterioribus et intermediis rufo-fuscis, abdo- 

 minis apice flavo. 



Long. lin. 5^. 



Like Banoni, but the scutellum and breast are smoky- 

 black. 



Bolivia, Brus. M. (Guerin); a single specimen. 



Lucidota bella, n. sp. 



Atra, subnitida, thorace lucido flavo, disco miniato, 

 coxis anticis et intermediis rufis, scutello flavo. 

 Long. lin. 4 — 5. 



Head black ; antenna about half the body's length, 

 subserrate, entirely black, Avith the exception that the 

 basal and short 2nd joint are sometimes paler in the 

 articulation ; elytra shining black, with the nervures 

 apparent, especially the discoid ; thorax semicircular, the 

 disc deeply channelled, but the sulcus not reaching the 

 margins ; the hinder angles are acute and produced back- 

 Avards. 



Guatemala, Zapote ; coll. Godman and Salvin. 



Lucidota silphoides, n. sp. 



Aterrima, antennis brevibus, sub-pectinatis, thorace 

 transverso, albo, disco nigro fortiter longitudinaliter im- 

 presso, margine valde reflexo, abdominis segmentis duobus 

 penultimis albis, fusco exterue notatis. 



Long. lin. 4f . ? . 



Of the form of L. bella, but larger, and with the thorax 

 more transverse, the hinder angles a little produced back- 

 wards. Elytra rather Avidened toward the apex, deep 

 sooty-black with nervures distinct. Scutellum black. 



