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For this interesting species I am also indebted to my friend 

 M. E. Secldinyers, of ]^russels. 



Jt is a distinct species, coming next, perhaps, to A. vart'e- 

 gaius, Doll in. It has the apj.earance of an Opisthocosmia. 



Ancfstrigaster intermedia^ sp. n. 



C'astanea ; antenna) fusco-rubrcscentes, segmcntis elongatis, 2° parvo, 

 duobus ultimis ])allidi8 ; pronotura antice rectum, postice rotunda- 

 tum ; elytra jierfi'tto exi)licata, hitioia, Ui'via ; ala; perfecte expli- 

 cata», valde proniineutes : abdomen medio dilatatum, segraentis 

 2" et 3° valde tuborculatis, sogmontis 4" et 5" obsolete, vix, vel 

 baud tuberculatis ; scgmcntum ultiiuuni dorsale d quadratura, 

 reetaDgulum, inernie, supra insertionem forcipis subtul)erculatum : 

 $ angustum, attenuatum, dec-live, inermc : pedes graciles : for- 

 eipis bracbia ^ basi distaiitia, intus basi ipso dente conico 

 armata, debiuc paullo divergentia, medio uuidentata, apicem 

 versus vulde iueurva, mucronibus decussatis ; 5 simplicia, recta, 

 gracilia, inermia, apice mucronata. J $ . 



d. 2- 



Long, corporis 8 mm. 8 mm. 



„ forcipis 4 „ 2-75 ,, 



Head flattened, clear red ; antennse reddish, the last two 

 segments paler, all elongate, except the second, which is 

 sliort ; eyes jet-black. 



Fronotum about as broad as the head, straight on the fore 

 border, rounded posteriorly, dark testaceous or dark red, tiie 

 margins clear luteous. 



Klylra ample, broad, smooth, shining, fusco-testaceous, 

 the hinder border truncate. 



Wings ample, projecting well beyond the elytra, fuscous, 

 sometimes with a large pale spot in the middle at the base 

 and a smaller one at the apex. 



Feet long and slender, pale testaceous. 



Ahdomen dilated in tlie middle, fusco-testaceous or dark 

 brown. Segments 2 and 'd with lateral tubercles dark or 

 black, veiy distinct ; in the male segments 4 and 5 have very 

 faint, barely visible, obsolete tubercles. In the J the last 

 segment narrow, quadrate, rectangular, the hinder border 

 straight, with a small tubercle above the bas(3 of eacli branch 

 of the forceps ; in the ? the last dorsal segment is narrowed, 

 square at the hinder border, and unarmed. 

 F'yyidium not visible. 



Jhorceps : J with the branches distant at the base, armed 

 there on the inner margin with a strong conical tooth, flat- 

 tened, slightly diverging, with a sharp tooth in the n)iddle of 



