86 Mr. M. Burr — Notes on the Forficularia. 



notum capite paullo angustius, nigrum ; etytra punctulata, nigro- 

 castanea, nitentia, apice truncata ; alee parum proininentes, nigra3, 

 apice macula parvula pallide ornatre : abdomen medio dilatatum, 

 nigro-rufescens, tirberculis lateralibus distiuctis, segmentis 4 

 ultimis lateribus paullo retrorsum productis J ; segmentum 

 ultimum dorsale apice angustatum, margine postico recto, sub- 

 tuberculato, $ distincte tuberculato : pedes testacei, tibiis necnon 

 infuscatis : forcipis brachia rf basi subcontigua, plus minus 

 dilatata et deplanata, medio diver gentia, tuncincurva, apice attin- 

 gentibus, projie basin supra dente magno trigonali sursum spec- 

 tanti armata, margine internoin parte media crenulata ; (5 recta, 

 contigua, inermia, apice decussata. <$ $ . 



Long, corporis, 

 „ forcipis 



Head black; antennae 13-segmentate, fuscous, paler at the 

 apex. 



Fronotum slightly narrower than the head, black, indis- 

 tinctly marginate with reddish ; anterior border straight, with 

 the angles rounded ; posterior border rounded. 



Elytra short, very finely punctulated, shining, very dark 

 reddish castaneous, truncate at the apex. 



Wings not very prominent, of the same colour as the elytra, 

 with a very small indistinct pale spot on the inner margin at 

 the apex of the suture. 



Feet testaceous, pubescent, the tibiae and tarsi somewhat 

 darker. 



Avdomen dilated in the middle, dark castaneous, shining, 

 with a slightly metallic reddish sheen, the sides darker; 

 lateral tubercles very distinct ; in the <$ the sides of segments 

 C— 9 are slightly produced backwards, but this is not very 

 distinct; last dorsal segment attenuated, the hinder margin 

 nearly straight, broken with indistinct obtuse tubercles. 



Pygidhim not apparent. 



Forceps : $ with the branches subcontiguous at the base 

 and somewhat depressed and dilated there, then diverging, 

 arid attenuate and incurved towards the apex, where the 

 points meet ; near the base there is a very strong triangular 

 sharp tooth pointing straight upwards ; the middle third, 

 where the dilated part is fading out, is crenulated on the 

 inner margin; ? with the branches straight, simple, un- 

 aimed, the apices crossing; colour dark reddislr black. 



Patria. Costa Rica, J ? (Linden, 1894, ex coll. Seel- 

 drayers) . 



Type in my collection. 



