Mr. M. Burr on new Species of Forficularia. 315 
they nearly meet ; on the inner margin close to the base is a 
very small tooth; 9 branches nearly contiguous at the base, 
straight, meeting at the apex, sometimes decussating. ¢ 2. 
Fatria. Lombok, Sapit, 2000’ ; Sambalun, £000’ ; in April, 
May, aad June:1¢,5 2 (H. Friihstorfer). Type in coll. m. 
Chelisoches punctulatus, sp. n. 
Niger, glaber ; antennis segmentis 1° et 2° nigris, ceteris testaceis ; 
capite, pronoto, elytris, abdomine, femoribus, tibiisque fuscis, 
tarsis testaceis; alis nullis; abdomine punctulatissimo ; forcipis 
crura 9 valida, basi contigua, apice decussata. 9. 
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Head rounded, black; antenne, of which 11 segments 
remain, testaceous, except segments 1 and 2, which are black. 
Pronotum as broad as the head, slightly longer than broad ; 
posterior angles rounded, colour dull black. /ytra dull black, 
scarcely longer than pronotum, truncated posteriorly. Wings 
absent. Abdomen very dark fuscous brown, very densely and 
finely punctulated ; faint lateral tubercles on fourth segmeut ; 
last dorsal segment (@) small, smooth, with a faint median 
longitudinal suture. Pygidium, 2, small, round, almost 
hidden. eet: femora and tibie very dark brown; tarsi 
testaceous, clothed with fine pale hairs. Forceps, 2, with 
branches stout, contiguous at the base, very minutely crenu- 
lated on the inner margin, crossing at the apex. @. 
Patria. Lompa-Battau in Southern Celebes (3000’), in 
March (H. Friihstorfer). Type in coll. m. 
It is usual to refrain from describing a single female, but 
this appears to be such a distinct species that I have ventured 
to do so here. It may be distinguished by the absence of 
wings, colour of the antenne and of the feet, and the densely 
punctulated abdomen. ‘The lobe on the second tarsal joint 
(characteristic of the genus) is not large and somewhat 
difficult to distinguish. I have examined the insect under 
the microscope, and there is no doubt that it is a veritable 
Chelisoches. 
Chelisoches melanocephalus, Dohrn, var. nov. 
A typo differt, elytris alisque brunneis, antennis segmentis 1°—4™ 
testaceis. 
Patria. Pengalengan, in Western Java, 4000’ (Hl. Friih- 
storfer). ype in coll. m. 
This variety may prove to be a distinct species, but there 
seems to be no other points upon which to separate it other 
than the colour of the elytra and wings and certain segments of 
the antenne, which is very variable in this group of insects. 
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