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luteous at the base. Prothoiax much vaulted, broader than the rest of the 

 body, here and there smooth ; fore border hardly truncated ; sides rounded ; 

 hind border nearly straij^ht ; hind angles very slightly elongated. Hind 

 angles of the raesothorax and of the metathorax slightly elongated, not 

 acute. Supra-anal lamina entire. Cerci dark red, very short. Legs tawny, 

 short, thick; femora unarmed; tibia with sliorl stout spines; first joint of 

 the tarsi as long as the second and third together ; arolia large. Length of 

 the body 8 lines. 



a. Silhet. From Mr. Staiuforth's collection. 



13. PeRISPHyERIA tarsalis. 



Foem. Nigra, fusiformis, dense punctata ; caput prothoracem non 

 superans,margine antico palpisque testaceis ; oculivatdc approximati ; 

 antenna rufescentes ; thoracis anyuli postici perparum prodiicli ; pro- 

 thoracis latera subrejiexa ; cerci ruji, brevissimi ; pedes breves, robusti, 

 tarsis rufis. 



Female. Black, convex, fusiform, shining, thickly punctured. Head 

 extending to the fore border of the prothorax ; sockets of the antennse, fore 

 border and palpi testaceous. Eyes testaceous, very approximate. Antennae 

 reddish, much shorter than the body. Thorax with the hind angles very 

 slightly elongated. Prothorax not longer than half its breadth ; fore border 

 hardly truncated ; sides rounded, slightly reflexed ; hind border very slightly 

 rounded. Abdomen as broad as the prothorax ; supra-anal lavnina rounded, 

 entire. Cerci red, very short. Legs short, rather stout ; spines of the 

 femora very few and small; tarsi red; first joint a little longer than the 

 second ; arolia large. Length of the body 6 — 7 lines. 



a. Cambodia. From M. Mouhol's collection. 

 h. Tenasserim. 



14. Pebisph>eria solida. 

 Fcem. Piceo-nigra, fusiformis, crassa, dense punctata ; caput pro- 

 thoracem non superans ; oculi invicem remoti ; thoracis anguli postici 

 subproducti ; prothorax breviusculus, inargine antico non truncato, 

 lateribus subrejlexis ; cerci testacei, breves ; pedes saturate rufi, breves, 

 crassi. 

 Female. Piceous-black, fusiform, shining, very convex, thickly 

 punctured. Head black, extending to the fore border of the prothorax. 

 Eyes wide apart. Hind angles of the thorax slightly elongated, not acute. 

 Prothorax not longer than half its breadth; fore border not truncated; 

 sides rounded, slightly reflexed ; hind border very slightly rounded in the 

 middle. Abdomen as broad as the prothorax ; hind borders of the segments 

 beneath reddish, supra-anal lamina entire, rounded. Cerci testaceous, 

 short. Legs dark red, short, thick; femora unarmed -, fore femora with a 

 stout subapical spine; tibite with many long stout spines; first joint of the 

 tarsi much longer than the second, but not so long as the first and second 

 together ; arolia large. Length of the body 1 1 lines. 

 a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



