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tra — Fort de Kock, 4 ’ 7 Padang 1 2 3 (? Simalur, 4 ) Lasikin, 4 Laut 
Tawar, 4 Sibigo; 4 Ceylon 3 (misidentification?) ; Kuala Lum- 
pur; 5 Tonkin — Pattam; 2 Hainan — Dwa Bi, 2 Ta Han; 2 
China — Canton. 5 
The synonymy treated above follows Davis (1940); the 
writer feels, however, that some portions require confirmation 
by examination of types. Oligotoma moerens Roepke, for ex- 
ample, may prove to be related to ceylonica Enderlein (cf . shape 
of head, mandibles, and 10 LP) as a representative or relative 
of that species has been seen by the writer from Sumatra (Lang- 
kat, M.C.Z. Coll.). Particular attention should be given to 
mandibular structure for recognition of borneensis as the ter- 
minalia characters of this series of species may be very similar. 
Borneensis is a well-defined, wide-spread species in South 
East Asia and the East Indies (perhaps extended to this range 
by human transport). It is a member of the large group of 
species which have the left cercus-basipodite incomplete or 
obsolete, as opposed to the sounder sii group ( vide infra) in 
which this structure is a complete ring with a prominent inner 
lobe. Within this group it may be placed with those species 
which have the left paraproct (LPPT) sclerotized and caudally 
terminated as a small, sharp point which is turned outward, i.e., 
varians Navas (1923) from Kwantung, China, scottiana Ender- 
lein (1910) from the Seychelles, and thoracica Davis (1940) 
from Burma. There may be additional species which have this 
combination of characters, if so it is not evident from available 
descriptions. Albertisi Navas (1930) from New Guinea is prob- 
ably also a relative but the left paraproct is not produced as a 
sharp point. A brief key to these species follows: 
1. Left tergal process (10 LP) tapered, narrowly rounded, or 
slightly hooked outward distally 2 
Left tergal process slightly expanded and obliquely truncate 
distad. Burma thoracica Davis 
2. Left tergal process narrow, elongate, narrowly rounded at 
tip 3 
Left tergal process rather broad, obtusely angulate on inner 
margin, tip abruptly curved outward at apex (mandibles 
without dorsal elevations). China varians Navas 
3. Process of hypandrium (HP) with a subobtuse projection 
near right apical angle. Seychelles . . scottiana Enderlein 
