revision of the Lampyridce. 35 



portions ; by the pitcliy sciitellum and callus ; and by the 

 form of the pygidial segment. (Plate, fig. 17.) 



The abdomen is entirely pale in the $ , with the two 

 dorsal segments preceding the pygidial, but feebly lobed in 

 the ?, the dorsal segments are only acutely angled, not 

 produced backwards. The antenna? in both sexes are 

 fuscous, with two basal joints pale; legs pale at the base; 

 apex of femora, tibi», and tarsi fuscous. 



Bahia ; Mus. Brus. 



Cratomorphus elongatus, n. sp. 



Elongatus, nigro-piceus, thorace testaceo, areolis duabus 

 antice diaphanis, disco postice piceo, elytris flavo mar- 

 ginatis, vix expansis. 



Long. lin. 12. $ . 



Mas. — Pygidio apice subsinuatim truncato, segmentis 

 duobxis precedentibus angulariter lobatis, his flavo mar- 

 ginatis, segmentis ventralibus 5*° et 6'° in medio flavo- 

 lucidis, 7™° apice vix producto, apicali parvo. 



Hab. ? — Iluanao ; Mus. Brus. 



Very distinct both by the elongate form and dark elytra. 

 The sixth ventral segment has a small notch. 



Cratomorphus insignis, n. sp. 



Elongatus, nigro-fhscus, thorace testaceo areolis duabus 

 antice diaphanis, disco postice fusco, macula basali 

 testaceo. El}i:ris sutura tenuissime, et vittis duabus 

 lateralibus submarginalibus flavis, femorum basi, ab- 

 dominisque segmentis quinto et sexto flavis. 



Long. lin. 10. $ . 



Mas. — Pygidio, utrinque lobato, lobis parvis sub-lanceo- 

 latis, apice rotundato ; segmento septimo ventrali fortiter 

 angulariter exciso, medio longe mucronato. (Plate, fig. 18.) 



Allied to elongatus, less shining, the elytra smoky- 

 black, with nervures more visible, body beneath pitchy, or 

 fuscous, with the femora at their base, coxa?, sternal 

 sutures, fifth and sixth ventral, and margins of the two 

 penultimate dorsal plates testaceous. 



Hab. ? — Brazil ? Mus. Brus. ; a single male from the 

 collection of C. Van Volxem. 



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