198 CATALOGUE OF 



transverse striatae ; labrum magnum, subtiliter punctatum. Palpi raaxil- 

 lares longi ; ariiculus 5us subclavatus, 4o paullo brevior. Antennae longae. 

 Prothorax sulcis duobus transversis, 2a interrupta, lateribus subreflexis et 

 roiundatis, maryine postico subexcavato. Abdomen incrassatum, prolhorace 

 plus duplo longius. Pedes crassi, pilosi; femora postica exius quatuor 

 intus plurimis spinis armata ; tibiae quatuor anteriores extus tribus intus 

 duabus spinis armatae ; tibiae posticae extus quatuor intus sex spinis 

 armatx. 



Male. Body thick, convex, smooth, shining. Head a little broader 

 than the prothorax; two slight ridges between the eyes connected above 

 and diverging towards the front, which, like the face, is finely and trans- 

 versely striated; labrum large, minutely punctured Fifth joint of the 

 maxillary palpi subclavate, a little shorter than the fourth; third joint of 

 the labial palpi clavate. Eyes pyriforrn, rather small, not prominent. 

 Antenna? long, slender. Prothorax transverse, with two transverse furrows, 

 the first near the fore border, the second interrupted and before the middle; 

 sides slightly reflexed and rounded ; hind border slightly excavated. Mela- 

 sternum large. Abdomen very thick, more than twice the length of the 

 prothorax. Cerci lanceolate, short. Legs thick, pilose, moderately long ; 

 hind femora with ten or eleven very minute spines on the inner side and 

 with four on the outer side ; fore tibia? with three large spines on the outer 

 side and with two larger spines on the inner side; apical circlet of all the 

 tibiae composed of four spines; middle tibiae with three spines on the outer 

 side, with two on the inner side and with one above; hind tibia? with four 

 spines on the outer side and with six longer spines on the inner side ; tarsi 

 rather long and slender; second joint about half the length of the first; 

 third much shorter than the second; fourth rather shorter than the first. 



23. STENOPELMATUS PINGUIS. 



Mas. Piceus, subtus fulvus; caput margine postico, lateribus fascia 

 frontali, facie, palpis antennisque fulvis ; vertex linea longitudinali 

 pallide fulva; abdomen fulvam, lateribus pustulatis ; pedes fulvi, 

 femoribus tibiisque supra nigricantibus. 



Male. Piceous, tawny beneath. Head with a pale tawny longitudinal 

 line on the vertex ; hind border, sides, a band on the front, face, labrum, 

 palpi and antenna? tawny. Eyes testaceous. Abdomen tawny; dorsal 

 segments slightly pustulated on each side. Legs tawny; femora and tibia? 

 blackish above; spines with black tips. Length of the body 22 lines. 



a. South Africa. From Mr. Pearson's collection. 



b. South Africa. 



Group 13. 



Mas. Corpus robustum, convexum, glabrum, nitens. Caput pro- 

 thorace latins, inter antennas planum, vertice subgloboso, fronte striata, 

 labro magno. Oculi parvi, longiusculi. Palpi maxillares longi, graciles; 

 atticulus 4us 5o longior. Palpi labiales articulo 3o subclavato. Antennae 

 longa?, graciles. Prothorax breviusculus,marginibus antico et postico sub- 

 excavatis, lateribus subundulatis. Metasternum magnum. Abdomen 

 breve, apice laminis duabus lateralibus instructum. Cerci breves. Pedes 



