revision of the Lampyridce. 97 



Lamprorhiza Delarouzeei, Jac. Duv. Mon. i. 18. 

 France (?), " Gabon ; " Gorh. (from Chevr.). S- 

 Obs. — Fifth and sixth segments with irregular brownish- 

 yellow markings. 



P3'gidium deeply emarginate, the middle of the excision 

 with a triangular lobe. 



Phosphjjnus. Cast. Ann. Fr. 1833, p. 138. 



Pygidium in the male deeply cut out, sides of the excision 

 sinuate, ventral apical plate small, acuminate. 



PJiospJicenus hemipterus, GeoflFr. 



Europe generally, not in the North. All collections. 

 Its occurrence in England is at least doubtful, 



Amythetes. Illiger Mag. vi. p. 342. 

 Pygidium with apex bisinuate. 



Amythetes apicalls, Germ. Ins. spec. nov. p. G7 ; Mots. 

 Etud. Ent. 1854, p. 25 ; 

 prseusta, Blanch. Voy. d'Orb. Ent. 124 ? 



Brazil ; coll. Gorh., without locality. 



Amythetes fastig lata, 111. (Indescript). ? 



Picea, nitida, fortius subrugose punctata, scutello, 

 prothoracis elytrorumque marginibus, et suturfi pallidis, 

 thoracis disco canaliculato angulis posticis acutis. 



Long. lin. 5 — bl. 



The three apical ventral segments are white and eburatcd, 

 very shining. 



Eio Janeiro ; Mus. Brus., coll. Gorh., Bahia ; Gorh. 



Megalophthalmus, Gray, Griff. An. Kingd. I., 371. 

 Megalophihalmus Beneiti, Gray loc. cit. 

 Columbia ; Brit. Mus. (Type.) 



3Iegalophthahmis costaius, Cast. Essai. p. 132, 



obsoletus, Blanch. Voy. d'Orb. 123 ; 

 PI. 7, fig. 7. 



Bolivia ; Mus. Brus. [Guer. Men. Types.] 



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