Mr. l^r. Burr on new Species 0/ Forficularia. 315 



they nearly meet ; on the inner margin close to the base is a 

 very small tooth ; $ branches nearly contiguous at the base, 

 straight, meeting at the apex, sometimes decussating. ^ 2 • 

 Patria. Lombok, 8a|)ir, 2000' ; Sambalun, 400J' ; in April, 

 May, aiidJuue: 1 <j,5 ? {II. Fruhstorfer). Type in coll. m. 



Cheh'soches piinctnlatiis^ sp. n. 



Niger, glaber ; antennis segincntis l" et 2" nigris, ceteris testaoeis; 

 capito, prouoto, clytris, abdomiuo, femoribus, tibiisque fuscis, 

 tarsia testaceis ; alis nuUis ; abdoininc punctulatissimo ; forcipis 

 crura $ valida, bfisi contigua, apice dccussata. $ , 



Long, corp 13 ram. 



M fore 3 „ 



Head roundedj black ; antennai, of which 1 1 segments 

 remain, testaceous, except segments 1 and 2, which are bhick. 

 Pronotum as broad as the head, slightly longer than broad ; 

 posterior angles rounded, colour dull black. Elytra dull black, 

 scarcely longer than pronotum, truncated posteriorly. Witijs 

 absent. Abdomen very dark fuscous brown, very densely and 

 finely punctulatcd ; faint lateral tubercles on fourth seguieut; 

 last dorsal segment ( $ ) small, smooth, with a faint median 

 longitudinal suture. Pyijidiuni^ 2> small, round, almost 

 liidden. Feet: femora and tibiaj very dark brown; tarsi 

 testaceous, clothed with fine pale hairs. Forceps^ 2 , with 

 branches stout, contiguous at the base, very minutely crenu- 

 lated on the inner margin, crossing at the apex. $ . 



Patria. Lompa-Battau in Southern Celebes (3D00'), in 

 March {H. Friikstorfer). Type in coll. m. 



It is usual to refrain from describing a single female, but 

 this appears to be such a distinct species that I have ventured 

 to do so here. It may be distinguished by the absence of 

 wings, colour of the antennae and of the feet, and the densely 

 punctulatcd abdomen. The lobe on the second tarsal joint 

 (characteristic of the genus) is not large and somewhat 

 difficult to distinguish. I have examined the insect under 

 the microscope, and there is no doubt that it is a veritable 

 Chelisoches. 



Chelisoches meJanocephalus, Dohrn, var. nov. 



A typo diifert, elytris alisque brunueis, antennis segmentis l''-4'" 

 testaceis. 



Patria. Pengalengan, in Western Java, 4000' {H. Frufi- 

 storfer). Type in coll. m. 



This variety may prove to be a distinct species, but there 

 seems to be no other points upon which to separate it other 

 than the colour of the elytra and wings and certain segments of 

 the antenna, Avhich is very variable in this group ot insects. 



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