revision of the Lampyridoe. 19 



Rio Sarstoon, British Honduras. Coll. Godman and 

 Salvin. 



Lucidota apicalis, n. sp. 



Atra, thorace (elytris duplo angustiore), abdominis 

 segmentis duobus ultimis, pygidio et antennarum articulis 

 tribus vel quatuor apicalibus albis, antennis corpore fere 

 longioribus compressis serratis. 



Long. lin. 5. $ , 2. 



The three pure white apical joints of the antennas give 

 this species a very striking appearance ; in one specimen 

 the 8th joint is also white, except at its base ; the 

 thorax is semicircular, small, entirely whitish-yellow. The 

 pygidium is three-lobed at the apical margin, narrowed at 

 the base, and rounded on the sides; the sub-apical ventral 

 plate is lobed at the sides, emarginate, and embraces the 

 apical, conical, eighth plate. (Plate, fig. 10.) The three 

 specimens I have seen agree in this respect, and are, I 

 conclude, males. 



Irazu, Costa Rica; alt. G,000 to 7,000 ft. Coll. God- 

 man and Salvin. 



Lucidota ruhricoUis, n. sp. 



Atra, subnitida, thorace lucido flavo, disco aurantiaco, 

 breviter semicirculari, antennis pectinatis articulis basalibus 

 extus pallidis, pedibus anticis basi et interne pallide fla\'is. 



Long. lin. 4. 



This little species is more ovate than bella, and is 

 abundantly distinct. The antennae are pectinate, as long 

 in proportion (the species being smaller). The thorax is 

 more transverse, not so brightly coloured, and with the 

 discal fluTow less pronounced. The scutellum black. The 

 abdomen is entirely black, and I do not observe any trace 

 of the luminous portion, nor can I, at present, distinguish 

 the sexes. 



Nicaragua, Chontales ; coll. Godman and Salvin. 



Lucidota fulgur an s, n. sp. 



Nigro-fumosa, thorace oblongo antice acuminato, flavo, 

 disco et prosterno nigris, elytris flavis, circum scutellum, et 

 ad apicem, late nigro-fumosis, antennis modice flabellatis. 



Long. lin. 8. 



Head, antennse and palpi black. Antennse two-thirds 

 of the body's length, joints 3 — 10 flabellate, the lamellai 



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