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Mr. F. W. Edwards on a remarkable 



Ninth ter<;ite not distinpjuislialde from the tenth, paralhd- 

 siiled, with a broad V->lia[)fd apical euiarj;inatiou, wliicli is 

 tinely luiiry. Side-pieces completely united with the ninth 

 stcrnite, practically bare, without lobes or modifications of 

 any sort. Claspers simple, rather broad at the base, narrower 

 apieally, but with rounded tips; on flexor surface with 

 numerous short curved hairs. ^Edwa^us a simple, strongly 

 chitini.sed tube, somewhat broadened at its base. 



Legs slender, absolutely bare except for a fine, close, erect 

 pubescence on the outer two-thirds of the tibiie. Coxaj all 

 small, scarcely longer than the trochanters, tlie hind pair 

 somewhat stouter than the others. Femora nearly 

 cylindrical, all about equal in length, the front pair a little 



Fi?. 2. 



Deuteroplilehia mirabilift, gen. et sp. n. 



Frout (/), middle (in), aud hind (/<) legs, x 30 j 



body in side-view, x 14. 



stouter than the others. Front tibin.' about one-half longer 

 than the femora, very slender on the basal two-tiftjis, then 

 rather slightly and evenly enlarged to nearly twice the 

 diameter. First segment of front tarsi cylindrical, nearly 

 half as long as the tibia, aud almost as long as the three 

 following segments together, the last four segments about 

 equal in length. Middle tibiae one-third longer than the 

 femora, nearly cylindrical, the apical third only considerably 

 enlarged on the flexor surface, extensor surface somewhat 

 concave ; tarsal segments bearing the same proportions to 

 the tibia as in the front legs, and therefore shorter than the 

 front tarsi. Hind tibi;e rcsenibliug the front ones. First 



