78 LABIDURID.i). 



Dedicated to the Imperial Entomologist, Mr. Maxwell Lefroy, 

 who has contributed some interesting material. 



This species is described from a single pair in poor condition. 

 In general appearance it resembles P. femoralis, but differs in 

 the pronotum, which is almost rectangular, in correlation with the 

 abortive wings ; the forceps are contiguous and the femora ringed 

 with black. The head is also larger. 



It might be confused with P, dohrni, but it is a more power- 

 fully built and much broader insect ; the abdomen is decidedly 

 broader and shorter and the elytra relatively shorter and truncate 

 obliquely, that is the posterior margin is not quite at right angles 

 to the median suture. The colour is less deep, redder and 

 browner, and there is no blue tinge on the elytra. 



Probably the specimens recorded by the present writer from 

 Ceylon under the name of Anisolahis brunneri, (01) p. 377, and 

 from the Purneah District, (05'') p. 389, are nothing more or less 

 than immature specimens of this species. They have certainly 

 nothing to do with the true Anisolahis bninneri of Dohrn, from 

 Australia, which is now a well-known and totally distinct species. 



Genus LABIDURODES, Duhr. 

 Labidm'odes, Dubr. (79) p. 355. 



Type, Labidurodes robustus, Dubr. 



Allied to Psalis, but differs in having from 20-30 segments in 

 the antenujB, and in having well-developed glandular folds at the 

 sides of the second and third abdominal segments. 



Range. Pour species have been described, occurring in New 

 Guinea, Siam and Madagascar, but more material is required to 

 place this genus in a satisfactory condition. 



35. Labidurodes robustus, Duhr. 



Labidurodes robustus, Dubr. (79) p. 356 ; Bonn. (00") p. 39; Kirby, 

 (04) p. 15 ; Burr, (05^) p. 28. 



Large and powerful. Head and pronotum shining black. 

 Antennas brown, with 27 segments. Elytra and wings well 

 developed, shining brownish black. Pemora short, brown ; base 

 of tibia brown ; apex of tibia and tarsi yellowish. Abdomen and 

 forceps shining dark brown. Porceps of the S with branches 

 not contiguous, robust, trigonal in basal third, then rounded with 

 the points strongly incurved ; the trigonal portion has three strong 

 crenulations. 



6 



Length of body 23 mm. 



„ forceps 6 „ 



? Lower Burma ; Tavoy {Ind. Mus.). 



