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81. Chelisoches morio, Fair. (Fig, 45.) 



ForHcLila morio, Fabi: (7o) p. 270, (81) p. 341, (87) p. 22-j, (93) p. o ; 



Oliv. (92) p. 4(38 ; lionu. (ofS) p. 7-52. 

 Lobophoi'a morio, Dohrn, (Oo) p. 71 ; TJu.br. (79) p. 374. 

 Clielisoches morio, Scudder, (76) p. 308; Borm. {><'ri) p. 440, (94) 



p. 391, (00-) p. 8o; /)V/v, (00-) p. ol, mi) p. 327, (02) p. 484 ; 



Kirby, (04) p. 33; Ternj, (0-3) pp. 104-171, pi. viii, iigs. 1-0, 



pi. ix, tigs. 1 -t). 

 ForMcula rutitarsis, Serv. (39) p. 33. 

 Forticula (Psalidophora) rutitavsis, Harm, (42) p. 241. 

 Lobophora nigronitens, !Stal, (UOj p. 305. 

 Lobophora tartarea, Stal, ((iO) p. 30o. 

 Lobophora cincticornis, Stal, (00) p. 305. 

 Labidura uigricoruis, Kirbi/, in P. Z. S. 1888, p. 546. 

 Chelisoches uigricornis, Kirby, (04) p. 34. 

 Chelisoches comprimens, !Scudd. (70) pp. 252 & 308 ; Kirby, (04) 



p. 32. 

 Chelisoches stratioticus, ReJm, (05) p. 509 (n. syn.). 



Of medium size ; jet-black, varying to dull brown or umber. 

 Antennae with 20-21 segments, black, with a pale ring before the 

 apex. Head, pronotum, elytra and wings dull black, smooth, 

 shading to reddish-brown in some specimens. Legs black, the 

 tarsi orange or yellowish. Abdomen umber, brownish black or 

 jet-black, dull or feebly shining, the entire dorsal surface punctu- 

 late, the lateral tubercles distinct ; whole of the ventral surface 

 of the same colour as the dorsal surface, punctulate ; last dorsal 

 segment of S smooth, transverse, rectangular, the posterior margin 

 depressed in the middle with a pair of small compressed tubercles 

 in the depression ; leather tumid over the insertion of the forceps ; 

 in 2 similar, but the tubercles less strongly marked. Pygidium 

 of S short, stumpy, broad, barely distinguishable ; of 5 more 

 prominent, broad, short and tumid, the posterior margin produced 

 into a rectilinear lobe, slightly dilated, the apex of which is 

 greatly sinuate and each angle terminated in small tubercle or blunt 

 point. Forceps of <S of two types: (1) branches remote at base, 

 stout, rather short, very broad and flat, with strong prominent 

 irregular teeth on the inner margin near the base or in the 

 basal half ; beyond this, gently arcuate with a few small teeth or 

 smooth ; (2) flattened, but less broad, and elongate, with a broad 

 and flat denticulated dilation near the base on inner margin, 

 beyond which gradually incurved, the inner margin smooth, with 

 one or more small teeth ; in the $ the branches are less depressed, 

 subcontiguous, trigonal, elongate, nearly straight at first, then 

 gently incurved, the inner margin crenulate. 



The larvae are black, with pale legs, and pale bands on the 

 thoracic plates. 



