INSECTS. COLEOPTERA. 37. Lampyris. 359 



Marginata. Oblong, black : edge round the thorax and (hells, fcutel and 

 hind-part of the abdomen yellow. 

 Inhabits America. Oli-v. Ins. 28. tab. 2. fig. 16. 

 Antennae brown, yellow at thebafe : legs variegated; 



Peflinata< Black ; outer bafe of the fides of the fhield and tips of the 

 abdomen and fhells white • antenna? pectinate. 

 Inhabits America. Degeer. bis \.tab. \J*fig> 13. 

 Antennae feathered, nearly as long as the body. 



Vlabellkor- Black ; fhield before the margin, marginal line at the bafe of 

 ms - the (hells and' : p of the abdomen white. 



Inhabits Brafil. OU<v. Ins. 28. tab. 3. fig. 26. 

 Antennae very large, fan-lhaped • Jhells hardly ilriate. 



Hefpera* Ovate : (hells brown with a triangular marginal yellow 

 fpot. 



Inhabits America. Oltv Ins. 82. tab. I. fig. 6. 

 Shieldydlow with a brown fpot on the fore-part. 



Ignita* Ovate ; (hells brown with an ovate marginal yellow fpot. 

 Inhabits South America. Oliv. Ins. 28. tab. 1 fig. 7. 

 Shield with 2 brown fpots on the fore part : abdomen yellow. 



Lucida* Oblong : (hells brown, the outer margin pale yellow : abdo- 

 men yellow. 

 Inhabits South America. Qli<v. Ins. 28. tab. 2. fig. 19. 



Nitidula. Oblong, brown: thorax yellowifh with a black fpot in the 

 middle : tip of the abdomen with 2 yellow fpots. 

 Inhabits Africa. Oli<v. Ins. 28. tab. 2. fig. 15. 

 Head black : Jhells hardly ftriate : laft fegmcnt of the abdomeii 

 with 2 yellow fpots beneath. 



Phofthorea. ^ D ^ on g> fubteftaceous : abdomen black, rich yellow be- 

 hind. 

 Inhabits America. Degeer. Ins. 4. tab. 17. fig. 6. Antennae black^ 



faponica Yellow ; laft fegment but two of the abdomen black. 

 Inhabits Japan. Oliv. Ins. 28. tab. 2. fig. I 8. 

 Flies about in the evening during the months of May and June 

 and fcatters a phofphoric vapour from 2 veficles at the end of 

 the tail 

 Antennae j eyes, nvings and laft fegments of the/*// but 2 black. 



ra > Black ; margin of the thorax rufous. 



Inhabits North America, Oliv, Ins. 28. tab. %.fig. 28. 

 Antenna ferrate. 



Capenfts* 



