96 Eev. H. S. Gorham's materials for a 



Lampyris mavginipennis, Bohem. Ins. Caff. i. 2, 439. 



South Africa (Natal, Orange Eiver, &c.) ; Brit. Mus., 

 coll. Gorh., Hudd., &c. 



Ohs. — All the South African species of this genus which 

 I have seen have the under side of the body wholly pale 

 yellow. 



Lampyris nigripennis, Bohem. Ins. Caff. i. 2, 440; 



nee Mots. 

 ,, Nigrita Gemm., Mun. Cat. 1648. 



South Africa, coll. Gorh., Hudd. 



Lampyris Huddi, n. sp. 



Flavo-testaceus, elytris fuscis, abdomine dimidio brevi- 

 oribus, apicem versus attenuatis thoracis margine reflexo, 

 disco postea bifoveolato. 



Long. lin. 7. c?. 



Very distinct by the abbreviated elytra, which scarcely 

 cover half the abdomen ; the wings are ample ; the first 

 four segments of the abdomen pale fuscous ; legs yellow, 

 tibioe and tarsi infuscate. Eyes very large, antennce 

 yellow. 



Hah. — India, Bombay ; coll. Hudd. 



Lamioyris marglnclla, Hope, Gray Zool. Misc. 26. 



India, Nepal ; Brit. Mus. {Type), coll. Gorh. 



Rather referable to Diaplicmes than LamprorMza. The 

 form is that of Lampyris, the luminous segments and 

 transparent areolets of the thorax as in Diaplianes. 



Lampeokhiza, Jacquelin Duval. 



Type, L. splendidida, Lin. 



Lamprorhiza splendidida, Lin. Syst. Nat. i. 2, 644. 



Europe, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria. Not in 

 the North. All collections, c?. ?. 



Ohs. — Fifth and sixth segments luminous, eburatedin S ', 

 pygidium rather deeply emarginate. 



LamprorMza Boleldieni, Jac. Duv. Mon. i. 17. 

 France ; Gorh. (Plason). ^, 5. 



OJs.— Sixth ventral segment with a small luminous spot, 

 pygidium emarginate in ^, 



