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Elytra about twice as long as the prothorax, 
lateral margin parallel, their width equal to that 
of the prothorax. Interstices of the elytræ are pro¬ 
minent, and sharply projecting behind; the elytra 
end in scissor-like appendages. 
Metasternum with a longitudinal furrow, which 
also overspreads on the abdominal plates; anterior 
coxæ very large and close. 
Legs short, compressed, femora strong, some¬ 
what surpassing the first and second united abdomi¬ 
nal plates. 
Tibiæ short. First joint of the tarsi longer than 
second or third. First joint of the fore-legs denticulate 
Pseudotaphr öderes , n , , .... . , 
, ~ . beneath, boles sparsely ciliated. 
forficatus n. sp. ^ J 
Head and prothorax. Female. — Differs from the male chiefly by 
the less developed scissor-like appendage at the end 
of the elytra and by the average lighter coloration. First joint of 
the tarsi smooth. 
Pseudotaphroderes forficatus n. sp. 
(Fig. 1-2.) 
Male. — Head, prothorax and body beneath shining reddish-black, 
elytra reddish-brown, extremities pale reddish-brown. Elytra with 4 stron- 
Fig. 1. 
Fig. 2. Pseudotaphroderes forficatus n. sp. Ends of the elytra: a = male, side 
view, b = male, upper view, c == female. 
ger, and 6 less developed interstices, the former ending in dentiform 
prominences. 
Length : 9*5 mm. 
Female. — Smaller ; burnt ocker-yellow, in general lighter than 
the male. Structure of the end of the elytra is as seen on fig. 2 c. 
Length : 5*5 mm. 
