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each elytron is occupied by a large roundish black spot narrowed near 

 the scutellum, and leaving the shoulders of the ground-colour, while 

 another black broad band is placed near the extremity ; the posterior 

 margin of this band is bilobed, while its anterior margin is perfectly 

 straight. Underside dark rufous ; the breast and the four anterior 

 tibiae black ; posterior tibise testaceous ; posterior femora with a 

 distinct tooth. 



Collected by Mr. Rogers. Collection of Godman and Salviu, 



Genus Lamprosoma, Kirby. 



3. Lamprosoma ignicolle, sp. nov. 



Ovate, subrotundate. Bright metallic green ; above violaceous blue ; 

 thorax and apex of elytra bright golden-coloured. 



Length 2| lines. 



Hab. Brit. Honduras. 



Head rather convex, distinctly punctured; antennae black, the 

 basal joint metallic green. Thorax transversely convex; lateral 

 margins straight, the sides greatly deflexed ; posterior margin regu- 

 larly concave at each side, greatly produced in the middle ; surface 

 closely and distinctly punctured. Elytra not wider than tlie thorax, 

 narrowed towards the apex ; each elytron with ten rows of very deep 

 punctures, violaceous blue, the last third and the apex ornamented 

 with a bright golden spot. Underside and legs bright metallic green. 

 Presternum large, rounded posteriorly, distinctly punctured. 



Collections of Godman and Salvin and Jacoby. 



4. Lamprosoma violaceum, sp. nov. 



Ovate-rotundate, convex. Dark violaceou§ blue ; the anterior legs, 

 tibise, tarsi, and abdomen black ; head minutely, thorax distinctly 

 punctured ; each elytron with ten rows of deep punctures. 



Length 2| lines. 



Hab. Brit. Honduras (Blancaneau). 



Head almost flat, with an indistinct median depression, extremely 

 minutely granulose and punctate ; labrum black ; antennae black, 

 second and third joint fulvous. Thorax of usual shape ; its sides 

 perfectly straight ; surface distinctly punctured, the punctures 

 becoming deeper near the base. Scutellum black. Elytra not 

 wider at the base than the thorax, narrowed and rounded posteriorly; 

 each elytron with ten rows of deep punctures, which become rather 

 finer towards the apex ; lateral lobes angulate. Prosternum black, 

 slightly longer than broad, impressed with some distinct punc- 

 tures. 



Closely allied to L. cyaneum, Lac, but differing in the want of the 

 anterior depression at the head ; the latter is at the same time im- 

 punctate and very finely granulate ; the thorax is much less strongly 

 punctured than in L. cyaneum, and its lateral margins are straight in- 

 stead of rounded. 



Collection of Godman and Salvin. 



