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dilated at the insertion of the legs ; the hinder portion of 

 the metathorax occupies about one-third of its whole 

 length. The abdomen has the six basal segments of nearly 

 equal length, becoming gradually but slightly thinner, each 

 with the middle rather constricted, the base and apex of 

 each segment being widest ; the seventh and eighth seg- 

 ments are much dilated, and the ninth is considerably elon- 

 gated, and cleft from the tip to the base ; the three ter- 

 minal segments beneath are swollen, and only extend to the 

 middle of the eighth dorsal segment ; the two anal lobes 

 are very small and oval. The legs are of moderate length, 

 and have the femora (especially the two posterior pairs) 

 armed on the under side near the tip with two spines ; the 

 tibiae are simple, and the tarsi have the basal joint about as 

 long as the second and third joints united together. 



Plate XXIV. Fig. 7. The male, of the natural size. 7 «• The 

 terminal segments of the abdomen seen sideways. 



8. (106.) Lonchodes haematomus. 

 Plate XXIV. fig. 8. 



Gracillimus, cylindricus, subobscurus, obscure viridis ; 

 coxis omnibus subtus sanguincis ; capite inter oculos bi- 

 spinoso ; antennis pedibus anticis longioribus ; meso- et 

 metathorace granulosis, hoc pone medium bispinoso ; ab- 

 dominis segmento 7mo et 8vo parum latioribus, 9no pro- 

 funde fisso ; femoribus ante apicem subtus spinula armatis, 

 intermediis crassioribus ; tibiis intermediis abbreviatis 

 (mas). 



Long. corp. unc. 4£ ; cap. lin. 2 ; anten. unc. 2^ ; proth. 

 lin. 2 ; mesoth. lin. 13£ ; metath. lin. 9£ ; abdom. lin. 20 

 -)-lin. 5=lin. 25. 



Hub. Sarawak, Borneo {Wallace). Mus. Saunders. 



Allied to Lonchodes uniformis, but more slender, of a 

 uniform dark green colour, with two short, strong, and di- 

 verging spines on the hinder part of the metathorax. The 

 coxae of all the legs beneath sanguineous. Entirely of a 

 slender form ; the mesothorax slightly dilated at the place 

 of insertion of the middle legs. Head rather small, with 

 two spines between the eyes ; the clypeus and base of 

 the antennae pale luteous. The antennae are longer than 

 the fore legs, and slender, the basal joint small. The me- 

 sothorax is long and slender, and covered on the upper side 

 with very small and very numerous granules, as is also the 

 metathorax ; the former is slightly dilated at the place of 

 insertion of the fore legs, whilst the latter is armed, half- 

 way between the middle and the hind margin, with two 

 short but strong divergent spines. The abdomen is long 

 and slender ; the seventh and eighth segments but slightly 



dilated ; the ninth slit down the middle of its whole 

 length ; the eighth ventral segment is very short, and 

 extends to the extremity of the seventh dorsal segment, 

 the ninth ventral segment extending to the extremity of the 

 eighth dorsal. The fore legs are moderately long and 

 slender ; the middle femora are nearly as thick as the me- 

 sothorax ; the middle tibiae are scarcely more than two- 

 thirds of the length of their femora ; the hind pair of legs 

 scarcely extend beyond the extremity of the abdomen, they 

 are slender. All the femora are armed with two or three 

 spines on the under side near the tip, largest in the middle 

 legs, smallest in the hind legs. The basal joint in all the 

 tarsi is about as long as the three following joints. 



Plate XXIV. Fig. 8. The male, of the natural size. 8 a. The 

 terminal segments of the abdomen seen sideways. 



9. (107.) Lonchodes Stilpnus, Westw. 

 Plate XXV. fig. 8. 



Valde attenuatus, laevis, nitidus, incrmis, cylindricus, 

 luteus ; dorso meso- et metathoracis geniculisque nigris ; 

 articulo ultimo abdominis elongato, carinato, profunde bi- 

 fido ; pedibus valde elongatis ; femoribus 4 posticis prope 

 apicem subtus spinula armatis ; antennis femoribus anticis 

 brevioribus (mas). 



Long. corp. unc. 4-j ; cap. lin. 2f; anten. lin. 15 ; proth. 

 lin. 2 ; mesoth. lin. 10£ ; metath. lin. 9 ; abdom. lin. 23 + 

 lin. 5= lin. 28. 



Hab. In India orientali, Silhet, Assam, et Java. Mus. 

 Westwood, East India House ; B.M. 



This species is nearly allied to Ph. nematodes, De Haan, 

 p. 132. pi. 11. fig. 6, but is more robust. The head is 

 elongate behind the eyes, smooth, and moderately convex. 

 The antennae are short, not extending beyond the meso- 

 thorax. The mesothorax is smooth, glossy, and slender, 

 moderately dilated (as is also the metathorax) at the place 

 of insertion of the legs. The metathorax is about five- 

 sixths of the length of the mesothorax ; its hinder division 

 occupies about one-sixth of its whole length. The meso- 

 and metathorax are shining black on the upper side ; each 

 extremity fulvous-brown. The abdomen is slender ; the 

 joints gradually but slightly narrowed from the base to the 

 middle, and then widening again to the tip ; the three ter- 

 minal segments are strongly keeled, the last with the sides 

 greatly elongated and deflexed, forming two thin append- 

 ages rounded at the tip, with the anal styles very short 

 and obtuse. The three terminal ventral segments are mo- 

 derately swollen, the last only reaching to the extremity 

 of the eighth dorsal segment. The legs are very long and 



