1917.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 237 



the forceps. Pygidium declivent; subtrigonal, with apex rounded; 

 moderately tumid. Forceps simple, elongate, gradually tapering 

 and evenly curved to the aciculate apex, cylindrical except in median 

 portion, where the inner surface is flattened. Penultimate ventral 

 abdominal segment strongly transverse ; caudal margin very broadly 

 convex laterad, very feebly concave in broad mesal portion. Limbs 

 short, femora stout. Caudal tibia (normally) with two minute, 

 disto-ventral spines, caudal metatarsus hairy ventrad, with two 

 rows of minute spines and a heavy internal fringe of hairs. Caudal 

 metatarsus slightly longer than combined length of second and third 

 tarsal joints, second joint more than half as long as third. 



Allotype: 9 ; same data as type. [Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology.] 



Agrees Avith male except in the following features: Disto-dorsal 

 abdominal segment very much smaller, projections above forceps 

 slightly broader. Forceps very short, triquetrous, tapering to the 

 aciculate apex and very weakly curved inward distad; margins 

 smooth, but internal margin feebly lamellate proximad. Penultimate 

 ventral abdominal segment with distal margin broadly rounded, 

 showing a feeble mesal emargination. 



Measurements {in millimeters). 



cf Length of Length of Width of Width of Length of 



body. pronotum. pronotum. abdomen. forceps. 



Type 9.2 1.7 2.2 2.8 3. 



Paratype 8.3 1.6 1.9 2.4 2.8 



9 



Allotype 9. 1.8 2.3 2.9 1.8 



Paratype 10.2 1.8 2.3 2.8 1.8 



Paratype 10. 1.9 2.3 2.8 1.9 



General color shining bay, deepest on head, forceps and distad on 

 abdomen, tarsi paler. 



Specimens Examined. — 5; 2 males and 3 females. 



Kulu, Kangra, India, (M. M. Carleton), 2cr, 39, tijpe, allotijpe, 

 paratypes, [M. C. Z., Hebard Cln. and A. N. S. P.]. 



LABIID^. 



SPONGIPHORIN.E. 

 ^pongiphora bogotensis (Rehn). 



1905. Opislhocosmin bogotensis Rehn, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXIX, p. oil, 



fig. 8. [Bogotd., Colombia.] 

 1911. Pilex bogotensis Shelford, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXXVIII, p. 460. 



(New genus based on Rehn's type.) 



Compared with material of the genotype, S. croceipennis, the unique 

 type of the present species, now before us, is found beyond doubt 



