Mr. M. Burr — Notes on the Forficularia. 9;S 



parallel, anterior border produced to a neck, posterior border 

 rounded, tawny yellow. 



Elytra narrow, obliquely truncated posteriorly. 



Wings prominent, black, the dark colour showing through 

 the clear elytra. 



Feet tawny. 



Abdomen slightly broader at the apex than at the base ; 

 tawny, slightly darker in the middle ; all the segments very 

 finely punctulated except the last, which is smooth, large, 

 and quadrate, the posterior margin straight, with a row of 

 small tubercles. 



Pygidium barely visible, quadrate. 



Forceps slender, remote at the base ; on the inner margin 

 at the base itself there is a strong depressed laminated tooth ; 

 the branches are then very faintly curved outwards, then 

 gradually inwards, the apices meeting ; near the apex on the 

 inner margin is a strong but small oblique tooth ; the forceps 

 are dirty yellow at the base, darker towards the apex, clothed 

 with long fine bristles. 



The feet and abdomen are also clothed with a few fine 

 long bristles. 

 $ unknown. 



P atria. Sarawak, Matang, August 1899, 1 <$ . 



This species is not closely allied to any described form 

 except S. Horsjieldi, Kirb., from which, however, it is very 

 distinct. 



11. Sparatta Brunneri, Bonn.? 



Penrissen, May 1899, 2 ? . 



I refer two females with some doubt to this North- Australian 

 species. 



12. Chcetospania parvula, sp. n. 



Statura minore ; colore nigro, rubro-variegato ; caput, pronotum, 

 et elytra uigra ; alas deficientes ; abdomen segmentis l°-7 m nigris, 

 ceteris rubris ; forcipis brachia J basi distantia, valida, basi 

 dente gracili instructa, margine interno denticulata, incurva, 

 mucronibus decussatis. tf • $ ignota. 



Long, corporis 5 mm. 



„ forcipis 1*25 ,, 



Head and eyes jet shining black; antennae with only one 

 or two segments remaining, paler. 



Pronotum jet-black, as broad as the head, slightly broader 

 posteriorly than anteriorly, the angles rounded ; anterior 

 border rounded, posterior border straight. 



