no.1760. THE EARWIGS OF THE U.S.* 17703 IL MUSEUM BURR. 449 



This species seems indistinguishable from the Oriental 11. stali of 

 Dohrn, of which ii is probably an introduced specimen. The one 

 examined is a little broader than the usual />'. stali and less intensely 



black in color. 



SiiOI.-miily I ,A I 51 I >l ' KI N . E. 



Genus LABIDURA (Leach). 



1. RIPARIA Palisot de Beauvois. 



British /fond u /vs. Bengue Viejo (W. A. Stanton), one female, 

 L906. This dark specimen is labeled " Forficula smiihi Female?," and 

 also "Psalis." 



Mexico. Oaxaca, Rio Antonio, one female (F. Knab); "Mat XI," 

 one female. (Accession No. 20097.) 



Mixta,. Cordoba, one male, April 24, L908 (F. Knab). 



Japan. — Three males. 



England. Hants Christchurch, August, 1904, male and female 

 (W. J. Lucas), one female (C. V. Riley). "Gigas of Eur." 



Africa. Kongo Free State. • , .'! , .t," one male. Luebo, one female 

 and one larva (Dr. W. Snyder), see Helm [1905 1 , p. 502]. 



Porto Rico. Fajardo, February, 1899, one female (Busck) [see 

 Helm, 1903 4 , p. 129], one male and three larva 1 . 



Bermuda. "Accession No. 17400." Three determined as L.bidens 

 by Rehn, who provisionally follows Kirhv's arrangement of this species 



or group of species. 



Jara. — Buitenzorg, one dark female, April-December, 1897 (Fair- 

 child). 



China. Pekin, Chilli, April, 1901, Cat. No. 8164. Rehn's type of 

 Labidura mongolica [l!H).V,p. 503]. It is a male, and not specifically 

 distinct from typical L. riparia, though a fine large form. This 

 species darkens rapidly after death. 



Cuba. — Cabanas (Palmer and Riley), " L. bidens." 



2. LIVIDIPES Dufour. 



Philippines. Bay Laguna (P. Stangl). Several specimens of 

 both sexes (four males, three females). I >a cor, one male, three females 

 (P. Stangl). Balinag, male (A. P. Ashby). 



Subfamily BEACHYLABIN . I-:. 

 Genus LEPTISOLABIS Verhoeff. 



1. HOWARDI, new species. 



Staura minore, gracili; colore atro, antennis pedibusque palles- 

 centibus, corpus totum confertim punctulatum; oculi raagni, mar- 

 ginem posticum capitis fere attingentes; pronotum elongatum et 

 postice ainpliatuni, margine antico in collem productum; forcipis 

 bracchia maris cylindrica, basi hand contigua, sensim arcuata. 



Male. Length of body 8 mm.; length of forceps 1 .75 mm. Size 

 small and slender. 



Color jet black, dull. The whole body clothed with long golden 

 pubescence. The whole surface finely punctulate. 

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