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segments of the paraineres, which agreo with the clesciiptiou 

 and figures of the [)arameres of Gdotolahis burrt of Zacher; 

 the de6cri[)tioii.s Uo not agree, st) this species is distinct from 

 G. burri ; but if the genus Gdotolabis is to stand, this species 

 will probably fall into if. 



Aiiisolabis kristen'ieni, sp. n. 



Statura sat magna ; corpus atrum, capite pcdibusque rufo-fiilvis ; 

 pronotum sublatius quaui longius ; abdomeu ^ sat dilataUun, 

 segmentis 5-*J lateribus acutis et rugulosis ; segmentum penulti- 

 mum ventrale S late rotundatura, apice truncatum ; parameres 

 angusti, lanceolati; forcipis bracchia c? basi remota, triquetra, 

 asvmmctrica, liaud dcutala. 



d. $. 



Long, corporis 21-2.J mm. 20-23-5 ram. 



„ forcipis 4 „ 5 „ 



Size rather large and build powerful. 



General colour jet-black, the head deep orange-red and 

 legs orange. 



Antennae grey-brown, basal two segments yellowisli. 



Head smooth, tumid, deep orange-red, sutures distinct ; 

 eyes small. 



Pronotum nearly square, but slightly wider than long, all 

 sides straight; slightly wider posteriorly than anteriorly; 

 smooth. 



J\leso- and metanotum smooth. 



Sternum dirty yel!o\v ; piosternnm almost parallel-sided ; 

 mesosternum rounded; metasternum truncate. 



Legs orange-yellow ; tarsi long, first segments, with bristles 

 and pubescence, as long as second and third united. 



Abdomen moderately dilated before the apex in • both 

 sexes ; jet-black, the upper surface finely rugulose ; in the ^ 

 the sides of segments 5 to 9 are acute and rugulose. 



Last dorsal segment ^ transverse, rectangular, nearly 

 smooth ; in ? slightly narrowed. 



Penultimate ventral segment ^ broadly rounded, the apex 

 truncate ; in ? obtusangular. 



Apical segment of parameres narrow, almost lanceolate, 

 nearly four times as long as broad. 



Pygidium ^ ? with a depression, but no tubercles. 



Forceps witii the branches ^ remote, stout, trigonal in 

 basal half, abruptly attenuate in the apical half, strongly and 

 asymmetrically bowed, with no teeth, but nearly obsolete 

 denticulation on inner margin ; in the $ feebly bowed. 



