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3. nepalensis sp. n. 



Parva, gracilis ; pronotum angustum, longius quam latus, 

 postice rotundatum ; elytra granulosa, carina exteriori distincta, 

 acuta ; alse longse ; pedes testacei, fusco-annulati ; abdomen c^din- 

 dricum, laeve ; segmentum ultimum & rectangulare ; pygidium 

 & 9 haud perspicuum ; forcipis bracchia & basi triquetra, margine 

 interne per tertiam partem longitudinis fortiter laminato-dilatato, 

 hac parte dente terminata ; dehinc valde attenuata, gracilia, iner- 

 mia, incurva. 



& 9 



Long, corporis . . 7'5 — 975 mm. 8*5 — 11 mm. 



,, forcipis . . 3 i'75 — 2 



Stature small and slender. 



Colour dull black ; last dorsal segment and forceps reddish 

 black ; antennse gre^dsh ; feet testaceous, femora and tibiae banded 

 with blackish. 



Antenna typical of genus ; 21 segments. 



Head smooth and convex ; sutures obsolete. 



Pronotum somewhat longer than broad, anterior border 

 straight, posterior border rounded ; prozona somewhat tumid ; 

 metazona flattened. 



EivYTRA long, truncate, granulated, carina sharp and well 

 defined ; dull black. 



Wings long, same texture as elytra. 



Feet slender, typical. 



Sternum brown, typical. 



Abdomen dull chocolate black, with a pale sparse pubescence, 

 which is denser and longer in the $ ; apparently smooth, exceedingly 

 finely punctulated ; no lateral tubercles. 



Venter dark brown, smooth, with fine yellowish pubescence. 



Penultimate Ventral Segment & obtusangular, truncate 

 apically ; 5 rounded. 



Last Ventral Segment almost hidden in both sexes, only 

 the exterior angles visible. 



Last Dorsal Segment : & rectangular, reddish black, with a 

 longitudinal median sulcus, and a blunt tubercle on each side at 

 posterior border ; 9 , attenuate, with median depression. 



Pygidium o* 9 not apparent. 



Forceps with the branches of the c^ triquetre and stout at 

 the base ; inner margin depressed into a sharp flattened plate 

 along one-third of its length ; this part terminated with a small 

 sharp tooth ; the edges contiguous ; then strongly attenuate, 

 unarmed, gently incurved ; on the underside each branch is deeply 

 furrowed. In the 9 , simple, straight, conical. 



Hab.— Nepal; Soondrijal, ^ ^««=88. «3.98. 99 ^ ^ cf o- , 6 9 9; 

 Pharping, ^-^r > ^ (Indian Museum, R. Hodgart). 



Falls into the group of L. lividipes and L. tenuicornis, charac- 

 terised by small size and slender build ; this is a species at once 

 distinguished by the dilated forceps, recalling typical Forflcula. 



