35 8 INSECTS. COLEOPTERA. 35. Lampyris. 



37. LAMPYRIS. Antennas filiform : feelers 

 4 : Jhells flexile : thorax flat, femiorbi- 

 cular. furrounding and concealing the 

 head : fegments of the abdomen termi- 

 nating infolded papillzc: female (ufual- 

 ly) apterous. Fire-fly. 



A. Feelers fubclavate. 

 a. Lip horny entire. Lampyris. 



^NcSfluea. Oblong, brown : fhield cinereous. Glow-worm* 



Oliv. Ins. 28. tab. i.fig. 2. Degeer. Ins. 4. tab. \.fig." 19. 20. 

 Inhabits woods and meadows of Europe. The female is larger 

 than the male and emits a beautiful phofphoric light, for the 

 purpofe of a attracting the male. 



Stlendidu- Oblong, brown : fhield hyaline at the tip. 

 l a% Inhabits woods of Europe. Oliv. Ins. 2$. tab. I. fig. I. 



Is faid to be peculiarly refplendent in fhowry weather. 



Orrufca. Dull hlack : fhield with a rofy crefcent each fide. 



Inhabits North America. Qli<v. bis. 28. tab. i-fg. 14. 

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Ohfcura. Black ; fhield with a rufous fpot each fide. 



Inhabits Terra del fuega. Oli<v. Ins. 2%. tab. I. fig. 13. 

 Shield dcpietied a: the fides : Jhells brown immaculate. 



Latleornh. Ovate, black : margin of the fhield rufous : antenna? com- 

 p re (Ted 



Inhabits Senegal. Oli>v. Ins. 28. tab. -fig . 



Shield rounded : fells fubftriate : abdomen with 2 or 3 white 

 pellucid dots on the laitfegment. 



Pvrafis. Shield rufous, black in the middle , fhells black, the edges 

 and abdomen white. 

 Inhabits South America. Oliv. Ins. 28. tab. 2.fg. II. 

 The extreme edge of the Jliiefd and JJiells reddiih. 



Untie Brown ; thorax edge of the fhells and tip of the abdomen 



fulvous. 



Inhabits Pulicandor. Oliv. Ins. 28. tab. ^.fig. 22. 



Head brown : abdomen black, the lad fegment but one white, 



the la!f. fulvous : legs black : thighs fulvous. 



Marginata. 



