Mr. M. l^iii- — Xi)t,s on the F.irliciilaria. K^ 



This species, for whicli 1 uin iiidobtcil to my frieud M. SdoI- 

 diaycrs, of Brussels, in si;je and jippearaiico resembles 

 F. nun'cularia and F. deci/u'ens. The unarmed and much more 

 stron^dy dilated forceps distin;^iiish it from F. auriculirid ; 

 the presence of wings and the very strongly bowed forceps 

 distinguish it from /''. decipiens^ to which perhaps it stands 

 nearest ; its larger si^ie and strongly bowed forceps separate 

 it from /♦'. luriJa. The general appearance of the forceps 

 recalls that of F. circinatu, Fin., but they are more strongly 

 arched and the insect is lary:er. 



Aptert/ijidu Afac/ciuderi\ s[). n. (PI. IV. (i^s. o, .i a.) 



Staturu majoro ; elongata ; oculis parvis, nigris ; (antennae desunt ) ; 

 pronotutn capite paiillo arigustius, antico rectum, postice rotun- 

 dutura ; elytra at ahe pert'ecte oxplica(;c, ilia latiora, apicc trun- 

 cata ; hie parum ]>ronunciites : pedes breves, I'emoribus in- 

 erassatis ; tarsorum 8ef!;raento seoimdo lobato : abdomen doplaua- 

 tum, apicem versus paullo dilatatuin ; segmentis 2" et 3" utrinquo 

 tuberculo distincto instructis, primo parvo, secundo maximo ; 

 segmentum ultiinum dursalo miignuni, (juadratum, utrin(|ue supra 

 insertionem forcipis tubereulatuui ; .segmentum penultiiuura veu- 

 trale maximum, segmentum ultimum totum obtegens, angulig 

 ipsis posticis exceptis, margiue postico rotundato, medio late sed 

 baud profunde emarginato. 



Forcipis crura elongata, gracilia, basi valde remota, et triquetra, 

 basi ipso paullo divergeutia, turn sensim appropiuquantia, apice 

 decussuta, uiargino interno basi deute parvo obtiiso, deuteque 

 valido medio armata, margineinteruo us(jue ad deutem niedianura 

 creiudato ; pygidium magnum, brevo, latissimum, iuerme, margiuo 

 postico recto. 



Colore fuaco-testaceo, fusco-variegato. J • 2 iguota. 



Long, corporis 14'5 mm. 



„ forcipis 12'75 „ 



Colour generally dark brown, varied with darker ; legs 

 paler. 



Head daikcr anteriorly than posteriorly; the eyes small 

 and dark. (In the type, only the tirst segment of the left an- 

 tenna; is left; this is long, cylindrical, and testaceous.) 



Pronolum reddish testaceous, slightly narrower than the 

 licad, the front border straight, the hinder border rounded. 



Kbjtra well develi»pt'd, ilark reddish testaceous, broader 

 than the elytra at the shoulders, smooth, truncated at the 

 apex. 



Wimjs of the same colour as the elytra, smooth, not pro- 

 jecting far beyond the elytra. 



