778 



Mft. STANLEY HIRST ON SOME 



length, and sbarplj'' pointed much as in L. citiro2)teralis. Stenicd 

 plate i-ather weakly chitinised except the posterioi' margin, whicli 

 is very much thickened and sUghtly concave as in L. clviroj)teralis 

 and L. cethlopicus ; there are numerous fine transverse linear 

 markings on its sui'face and the three paii'S of hairs are long and 

 fine, Genito-ventrcd plate with the posterior end rather bluntly 



Text-fieure 21. 



lAponifssus hiscutatus, sp. i)., ^ . Dorsal view. 



pointed, and it has only one pair of hairs on it. Anal jilate pear- 

 shaped. Hairs on venter numerous, fine and of moderate length. 

 Peritreme extending a little further forwards than the middle of 

 the second coxa. First free segment of palp with a ventral 

 process. With the exception of the well-developed anterior spur 

 on the second coxa, the coxae are without spurs or spines. Legs 

 furnished with numerous fine hairs or setse. 



/lost : Elephant shrew, Chiromo, Nyasaland ; ex Coll. of 

 Imperial Bureau of Entomology. 



