revision of the LampyridcB. 21 



sub-miniato ; scutello, elytrorum limbo toto, pedibus basi, 

 et abdominis segmentis duobiis penultimis flavis. 

 Long. lin. 5. 



The principal points in Avhicli this differs from Oscu- 

 latii are that the thorax is longer and without a dark 

 discoidal patch, and that the fifth ventral segment is pale ; 

 in other respects it is more nearly allied to the Nicaragua 

 specimens doubtfully referred to Oseulatii. 



Nicaragua, Chontales ; coll. Godman and Salvin. 



Lucidota tricolor, n. sp. (Chevr. in lift.) 



Nigro-subfusca, thorace disco utrinque miniato-macu- 

 lato, elytris margine explanato medio albo, abdominis 

 segmento quinto puncto albo lucido. 



Long. lin. 4. 



Oblong, not much widened, thorax rather longer than 

 wide, front semicircular. Head black, antennte with 

 rather long but narrow lamella?. Elytra with the ex- 

 panded portion of the margin white, yet leaving the 

 extreme limb fuscous. This and the following differ from 

 any other Lucidotce in having a luminous round point on 

 the centre of the fifth ventral plate. 



Brazil (Chevrolat), whom I thank for the specimen 

 described. 



Lucidota quadriguttata, n. sp. 



Nigro-fusca, thoracis margine, et elytrorum margine 

 explanato in medio, guttisque duabus prope suturam, post 

 medium sitis albis ; pedibus basi, abdominis apice, et 

 puncto in segmento quinto flavidis. 



Long. lin. 5. 



Antennae exceeding half the length of the body, com- 

 pressed, and with lamellte to the third and succeeding 

 joints, which, however, are closely adpressed and not 

 easily observed in the specimens I have. The thorax has 

 the disc pitchy and shining, and channelled in the basal 

 half. The elytra are dull fuscous black, on Avhich the 

 white markings are conspicuous ; these are a lateral vitta 

 on the expanded margin (the extreme limb being dark) 

 and nearer to the base than the apex, and a less distinct 

 oval spot on each elytron near the suture and opposite the 

 end of each white sub-margin. The abdominal spot is 

 eburnised yellowish-white. 



Bahia ; coll. Gorh. Brazil ; Brus. M. 



