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distal width of tegmen 6.1 and 6.9, length of cephalic femur 9 

 and 10.7, length of caudal femur 21.2 and 23.7, length of ovipositor 

 15.9 and 16.8, greatest width of ovipositor 2.3 and 2.4 mm. 



Salomona lobaspoides Karny. 



1907. Salomona lobaspoides Karny, Abh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, IV, p. 77. 

 [cf, Obi [Island], Moluccas.] 



Obi Island, Moluccas, 1 9 . 



The only differences between this individual and those recorded 

 as S. ornata Brunner are as follows. Size larger, coloration some- 

 what deeper, caudal portion of pronotal disk more produced and 

 more strongly rounded caudad, pronotal lateral lobes with caudal 

 angulation stronger and tegmina which widen distinctly caudad. 



In these insects the genicular lobes of the femora are as follows ; 

 internal of cephalic and median femora unispinose, external of the 

 same triangularly produced, all of caudal femora bispinose. 



There is a decided possibility that lobaspoides may prove to be but 

 a striking phase developed in the species ornata. 



Length of body 35.5, width of head 8.1, length of pronotum 12, 

 caudal width of pronotal disk 5.8, length of tegmen 49.2, median 

 width of tegmen 10.7, distal width of tegmen 11.7, length of cephalic 

 femur 12.9, length of caudal femur 27.7, length of ovipositor 19.3, 

 greatest width of ovipositor 3 mm. 



COPIPHOMNAE 



Lesina ensifer (Brulle) 



1835. Megalodon ensifer Brulle, Hist. Nat. Ins., IX, p. 157, pi. XV, fig. 4. 

 [ 9, East Indies.] 



Labuan, British North Borneo, 1 cf. 



We agree with Kirby, who examined Walker's type of Lesina 

 lutescens, an immature male, in considering these species congeneric. 

 We do not believe, however, that blanchardi Brongniart 78 is gener- 

 ically distinct (as did Kirby) and in consequence we place Eume- 

 galodon Brongniart, proposed for the preoccupied Megalodon, in 

 synonymy under Lesina. In fact it appears probable that lutescens 

 will be found a synonym of ensifer. Karny doubted Kirby's 

 assigrment of Lesina and in consequence retained the name 

 Eumegalodon. 



The specimen of this uncouth, spiny insect before us is bister, 

 shading toward sayal brown, the dorsal surface of the limbs buffy 

 brown. The vertex and proximal portions of the antennae are 



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A Siamese specimen of that species is before us. 



