52 Mr. M. Burr — Xotes on the Forficularia. 



longer, subconical ; the remainder more elongate, nearly 

 cylindrical ; segments 1-3 testaceous, tiie rest fuscous. 



Head triangular, a trifle broader than long; eyes not very 

 })rominent, sutures distinct; posterior margin not abruptly 

 truncate. 



Pronotum nearly square ; anteri u' and posterior margins 

 truncate; prozona occupied by a tii;m();ular tumid elevation ; 

 sides almost ))arallel, rather broadly reflexed ; posterior angles 

 rounded. 



Scutellum obtusely triangular. 



Elytra ample, smooth. 



Wings very long, exposed portion quite as long as elytra ; 

 dull fuscous, with apical testaceous spot ; inner exposed folds 

 cream-coloured. 



Feet typical ; femora rather broad and compressed ; tibiae 

 slender ; tarsi short, third segment longer than tlie first. 



Abdomen not very strongly depressed ; dorsal surface 

 smooth and shining, with obsolete punctulations ; ventral 

 surface smoother and paler ; last dorsal segment ample, 

 square, with dense and deep pittings. 



Penultimate ventral segment large, densely punctulate, 

 produced posteriorly into a long, sharp-pointed, narrow lobe. 



Anal process almost j)arallel at the base ; posterior 

 margin obtusangular, the margin itself finely crenulate. 



Forceps depressed ; with a rounded lobe on the inner 

 margin at the base, scarcely visible from above; the branches 

 straight at first, then slightly angled inwards, straight and 

 hooked at the apex, c^ . 



Ceylon : Peradeniya (type in coll. mea). 



This specimen was sent me by Mr. Green. It is unfor- 

 tunately somewhat bleached hy spirits and the feet are rather 

 crushed ; but it is a very distinct species, which will even- 

 tually require a new genus for its reception. The antennte 

 have somewhat fewer segments than the normal number for 

 Apachys, the body is less strongly depressed, and the head 

 more tumid and not truncate posteriorly ; in the form of the 

 feet, organs of flight, abdomen, anal process, and forceps it 

 agrees entirely with Apachys^ but differs notably in the 

 nearly square pronotum. 



Apachys murr ay i and A. reichardi. 



I can find no difference either of colour or form between 

 A. murrayi, Dohrn (Stett. ent. Zeit. xxiv. p. 44, 1863), and 

 A. reichardi, Karsch. Both occur in Central Africa. The 

 only distinction which 1 can find, and the only distinction 



