in the Collection of the Deutschen Entomologischen Museum. 125 



Measurements. 



Length of body 74 mm. 



Length of prothorax 2,7 



Length of mesothorax 15,5 



Length of metathorax (incl. med. segm.) 12,5 



Length of cephaHc femur — 



Length of median femur 18 



Length of caudal femur 21,5 



The type is unique.- 



Leptynia Pautel. 

 Leptynia cerviformis n. sp. 



Type: cJ; Benguella, Angola. (Dr. F. C. Wellman.) [German 

 Ent. Museum.] 



Related to L. rujolineatus (Schulthess) from Natal and Delagoa 

 Bay, but differing in the median and caudal femora being unarmed 

 ventro-distad, in the more elongate, cerviform, medio-dentate 

 cerci and in the greater longitudinal extent of the dark lateral 

 lines and in the broader ventral line. From aspericollis, which is 

 known only from the female sex, cerviformis differs in its greater 



size, but owing 

 to the damaged 

 condition of the 

 only female spe- 

 cimen of cervi- 

 formis further 



comparison 

 cannot be made. 

 The dark brown 



antennae 

 somewhat re- 

 semble those of 

 nigro-antennata 

 Brunner, but the 

 new form is 

 separated from 

 that species by numerous characters. 



Size moderately large; form very elongate; surface smooth, 

 non-carinate. Head but slightly longer than the prothorax, very 

 slightly narrowing caudad, interocular region with an appreciable 

 Inflation which is distinctly excavate meso-cephalad ; a medio- 

 dorsal fine sulcus present and slightly severing the occipital 

 margin; eyes subelliptical in basal outline, hardly prominent; 

 antennae (in complete) nearly as long as the mesothorax. Pro- 

 thorax subtruncate cephalad and caudad. Mesothorax about 

 two and one-third times as long as the head and prothorax 

 together. Metathorax but üttle short of the head, pro- and meso- 

 thorax together; median segment moderately transverse, cephalic 

 margin subtruncate. Abdomen with the segments strongly longi- 



6. Heft 



Leptynia cerviformis n. sp. Dorsal and lateral view of apex o 

 abdomen of type. ( x 6.) 



