a 
44 Dr. Malcolm Burr’s Revision of the Genus Diplatys. 
rounded anteriorly, sides straight and converging, as the 
disc is narrowed towards the truncate posterior margin. 
Perhaps it is the male of D. coriacea, Kirby, or D. feae, 
Bor. 
Type in Paris Museum. 
31. Diplatys feae, Borelli 
Diplatys feae, Bor., (1907°) p. 347. 
Unfortunately described from a single female from 
Fernando Po, according to Borelli; in colour it resembles 
D. nigriceps, Kirby, and differs in the form of the head and 
thickness of the femora. The former is purely a sexual 
character. 
Type in Genoa Museum. 
32. Diplatys coriacea, Kirby 
Forficula coriacea, Kirby, (1891) p. 525. 
es - Borm., (1900?) p. 127. 
Diplatys »  Borelli, (1907°) p. 346. 
This is another solitary female, in poor condition, from 
Sierra Leone. Borelli redescribed a female from Portuguese 
Guinea, which he attributes to it. The purple tinge, pale 
shouldered elytra, pale abdomen, darkening apically, 
suggest that it may be the female of D. conrradti, with 
which it agrees better than any other known West African 
form. 
33. Diplatys occidentalis; Burr 
Diplatys occidentalis, Burr, (1904?) p. 280. 
This is a small red species, the only one known from 
the West Indies. The type has unfortunately been 
damaged. 
Type in B.M. 
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
Bravvois, Patisor Dr. (1805.) Insectes récueillis en Afrique et 
en Amérique. (Paris, 1805.) 
Borevii, Dr. ALFREDO. (1907°.) Ortotteri raccolti da Leonardo 
Fea nell’ Africa occidentale. Dermatteri. (Ann. Mus. Civ. 
Gen. (3) iii, p. 345-390, 1907.) 
