74 Dr. M. Burr — Notes on the Forficularla. 



sed sat elongatis, haud globularibus, ceteris elongatis, pyri- 

 formibus, basi valde gracilibus, apice clavatis ; prosternum paral- 

 lelum ; meso- ao metasterna rectangulaiia, postice triincata ; 

 abdomen c? medio dilatatum, segmentis lateribus aciitis ; seg- 

 mentum ultimum J transversum, rectangulare ; forcipis bracchia 

 c? remota. 



In the dilated abdomen approaches Parisolabis, Verli., but 

 differs in tlie rectangular last dorsal segment and aeute sides 

 of abdominal segments. In the long ])yriform antennal 

 segments it differs both from Parisolabis, Verh.^ Pseudisolihis, 

 Burr, and Idulopsalis, Bor. 



Parisopsalis spr>/i\ sp. n. 



Glabra, nigro-rufescens ; abdomen rj medio fortiter dilatatum, 

 segmentis 2-9 lateralibus fortiter recurvis, acutis, segmentis 

 singulis postice rufescentibus ; segmentum ultimum dorsalo 

 transversum, inerme ; forcipis bracchia basi remota et conica, 

 recta, apice valde attenuata ac fortiter arcuata. 



J. 



Long, corijoris 14 mm. 



„ forcipis 2*5 „ 



Reddish black, glabrous; head broad, smootii, depressed, 

 black ; antennre blackish brown. 



Pronotum almost rectangular, very gently widened poste- 

 riorly, a little broader than long, sides all straight ; moso- 

 notuin densely punctulate; metanotum densely punctulate, 

 very short ; legs slender, femora fuscous, tibiae and tarsi dirty 

 yellowish. 



Abdomen depressed, strongly dilated about the middle ; 

 narrowed apically, both ventral and dorsal surfaces deep 

 reddish black, the posterior portion of each segment in the 

 hinder half of the abdomen clear brick-red, the black part 

 finely and densely punctulate, the red part smooth ; the sides 

 of each segment except the first j)roduced into an acute 

 strongly recurved hook, the outer edge of which is keeled, 

 and rugulose al>ove and below the keel ; last dorsal segment 

 transverse, rectangular, unarmed, smooth, the posterior mar- 

 gin gently concave, and feebly swollen into an incipient 

 tubercle over the roots of the forceps. 



Penultimate ventral segment roundcMl. 



Forceps with the branches remote at the base, stout, 

 trigonal, conical, straight in l)asal thinl, tapering apically, 

 and near the a])('X strongly and abruptly arcuate. 



Australia: Victoria, Warburton District, (Jhristtnas 1902, 



