revision of the Lampyrida\ 99 



LuciOLA, Castelricaii, Ann. Fr. 1833, p. 146. 

 Tyi^e L. Italica, Lin. 



Sexual distinctions not apparent in the European species ; 

 at least all the specimens I have examined have only six 

 ventral plates, and may be all female. In the Eastern 

 species seven ventral plates are clearly distinguishable. In 

 ovalis, Hope, the three apical in the male are luminous, 

 and are yellow, glabrous, diaphanous; the fifth is short; 

 the sixth nearly twice the length of the fifth, and has a 

 deep longitudinal line giving it the appearance of being 

 cleft. The apical is produced in the middle. The female 

 has six ventral plates, the two last diaphanous, the apical 

 longer than in the male, but similarly produced. 



Luciola Italica, Lin. Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 645. 

 Europe, Italy. All collections. 



Luciola lusitanica, Charp. Hor. Ent. p. 194, 

 italica, Fab. 



Europe, Mediterranean district, Portugal (Cintra), MuS. 

 Brus.; Southern Italy, Corfu, Plason ; most collections. 



Luciola mingrelica, Menetr. Cat. rais. p. 161, 



mehadiensis, Fald., Dej., Jacq. Duv., &c. 



Hungary ; [Plason]. Asia Minor, shores of Black 

 Sea, &c. ; coll. Gorh., Lagodiche ; Mus. Brus. 



Ohs. — Very nearly allied to lusitanica, blacker elytra, 

 with more distinct nervures. 



Luciola grceca, Cast. 1. c. 147. 

 Syria, Mus. Brus., Constantinople. 



Luciola discicollis. Cast. 1. c. p. 147. 

 mendax, Dej. Cat. 

 Senegal ; Mus. Brus. 



Luciola puncticollis. Cast. 1. c. p. 148. 



Senegal ; Mus. Brus., coll. Gorh. 



Ohs. — Castelnau distinguishes the sexes, remarking that 

 the males have two, the females three luminous segments. 

 As the body beneath is wholly yellow I cannot follow this 

 distinction. 



