292 NYCTEBIBID-E. 



valde dilatatis, setis obscuris elongatis, tarsorum articulo primo reliquis 

 conjunctim vix lonc^iore ; Mas, abdomine 6 -articulate, segmento ultimo 

 longiore conico-truncato, subtus laminis duabus distantioribus elongatis 

 incurvis ad ventrem. adpressis styloque intermedio armato ; Fcem. ab- 

 domine ovali absque appendiculis, apice inciso, subtus segmento basali 

 distincto, seriebusque transversis setarum rigidarum instructo. Long. 

 f-U lin. 



Pale ochraceous. Pectus short and broad. Pectinated processes of 

 the thorax and ungues black. Legs very short ; femora and tibiaB much 

 dilated, with long dusky bristles ; first joint of the tarsi hardly longer 

 than all the rest together. Male. Abdomen with six segments ; the 

 last segment the longest, conical-truncated, armed beneath with two 

 long remote curved laminae, which are applied to the underside, and 

 with an intermediate style. Fern. Abdomen oval, without appendages, 

 notched at the tip ; underside furnished with transverse series of rigid 

 bristles ; first segment distinct beneath. 



Rare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



