88 LABIDURID^. 



Ceylon : Punduluoya, v. & x., under stones and in bungalows 

 (coll. Burr), Madulsima, 13.viii.08 {T. B. Fletcher), Kala Wewa, 

 12.xii.08 {Willey ; coll. Burr) ; NiLGlEI Hills {Brit. Mus.). 



Type in the authors collection. 



The form of the elytra is the characteristic of this species. 



The specimens taken by Mr. Green at Punduluoya are the typical 

 form, as originally described, with bright brick-red legs affording 

 a contrast to the jet-black body. 



The specimens taken by Mr. Fletcher at Madulsima are very 

 different in appearance, as they are distinctly larger and the legs 

 and antennae are entirely dull black. The males attain a maximum 

 length of body (without forceps) of 23"5 mm., the forceps 3 mm 

 In three of these males, the elytra are almost obsolete and 

 their outline can scarcely be detected ; this may be an anelytrous 

 variety or, more probably, the specimens are not fully mature. 



The dimensions of the various forms are as follows : — 



Typical specimen from Punduluoya : o X 



Length of body ll*o-13 mm. 17 mm. 



„ forceps 2 „ 3-25 „ 

 Black specimens from Madulsima : 



Length of body 15-75-23-.5 „ 19-23 „ 



„ forceps 3-3'5 „ 3-5-4 „ 

 Anelytrous specimens from Madulsima : 



Length of body 15"5-17 ,, 



„ forceps 3 „ 



These differences are not of sufficient importance to justify the 

 establishment of a distinct species, and it is safer to regard these 

 big black specimens from Madulsima as a local race or variety. 



44. Borellia stall, Bohm. 



Forcinella stall, Bohm, (64) p. 286, 



Anisolabis stSli, Scudd. (76) p. 308; Borm. (88), p. 435, (94) 



p. 378, (00-) p. 45 ; Burr, (02^ p. 479, (08^) p. 30; Kirhy, (04) 



p. 19. 



Small, black, shining ; antennae with basal two segments red, 

 the rest black, except the two or three apical segments, which are 

 whitish. Pro-, meso- and metanota typical. Elytra present as 

 small ovate flaps on the side of the mesonotum ; they are as long 

 as the mesonotum, but much narrower than long. Legs testaceous, 

 the femora and tibiae ringed with blackish. Porceps of c? with 

 branches not contiguous at the base, trigonal in basal half, straight 

 at first and robust, tapering and cylindrical in the apical half, 

 sharply curved in the apical third, the right branch curved more 

 strongly than the left and above it ; in the $ the branches are 



