LABIDUEA. 



54. Labidura riparia, FnUas. (Figs. 33 & 34.) 



[Tlie synonymy and literature of this species is very extensive. The 

 following' are the more important notices of synonyms and references, 

 which particular!}^ concern the Indian Fauna, or those which have 

 interest from beinjj: hitherto unrecorded. More complete synonymj' is 

 given by Scudder (76) and Kirby (03). In the latter paper, there are 

 impoixant observations upon the diftereut forms and their distribution.] 



Forficula riparia, Pallas, (73) p. 50. 



Labidura riparia, Dohrn, (63) p. 313 ; Scudd. (76) p. 3:23 (giving 



full references up to 1876) ; Brunner, (82) p. 5 ; Bortnans, (88) 



p. 434, (94) p. 378, (00') p. 33 ; Bun; (00-^) p. 40, (01) p. 316, 



pi. B, tig. 4, (05=) p. 27, (06) p. 388, (07^) p. 207 ; Kirbi/, (03) 



p. 64, (04) p. 10. 

 Forliculfi piiliipes, FaOr. (nee Diifour), (75) p. 270; Oliv. (72) 



p. 468. 

 P Forticula dentata, Fabr. (75) p. 270. 

 Forticula gigantea, Fabr. (87) p. 24 ; Gene, (32) p. 8. 

 Labidura gigantea. Leach, {\o) p. 707; Stephens, (37) p. 8. 

 Foriicesila (Labidura) gigantea, Fischer, (53) p. 65, pi. 6, fig. 1. 

 Forticesila gigantea, Serv. (39) p. 23, pi. 1, fig. 2 ; Lucas, (46) p. 3 ; 



Fieber, (53) p. 252. 

 Forficula (Forficesila) gigantea, Burm. (38) p. 751 ; Haan, (42) 

 ^ p. 243. 

 Forficesila icterica, Serv. (39) p. 25. 

 Labidura icterica, Kirby, (03) p. Q^, (04) p. 11. 

 Labidura riparia var. inermis, Brnmier, (82) p. 5. 

 Labidura marginella, Costa, (39) p. 50, pi. 1, figs. 1-2. 

 Labidura mougoliea, Rehn, (05) p. 603, fig. 2 (n. syn.). 

 Labidura dubrouii, Borg, (04) p. 565 (n. syn.). 

 Labidura karschi, Borg, (04) p. 565 (n. syn.). 

 Labidura distincta, Rodz. Wieii. ent. Zeit. xvi. p. 153 (1897). 

 Forficula (Forticesila) bivittata, Burm. (38j p. 751. 

 Forticesila terminalis, Serv. (39) p. 25. 

 Uemogorgon patagonicus, Kirby, (91) p. 515, pi. 12, fig, 2, (04) 



p. 12. ^ 

 Labidura pluvialis, Kirby, (91) p. 512, (03) p. GQ, (04) p. 11, 

 Labidura granulosa, Kirliy, (91) p. 511, (03) p. 66^ (04) p. 11. 

 Forticula (Forticesila) gigantea var. japonica, Haan, (42) p. 240. 

 Forticula erythrocephala, Faljr. [wftcOlir.) (93) p. 4. 

 Forficula (Forficesila) suturalis, Burm. (38) p. 752. 

 Forficesila xanthopus, Stdl, (60) p. 300. 

 Labidura servillei, Dohr», (^63) p. 316 ; Borm. (00-) p. 35 ; Kirby, 



(03) p. 66, (04) p. 11. 

 Labidura suturalis, Kirby, (03) p. 66, (04) p. 11. 

 Labidura clarki, Kirby, (91) p. 512, (03) p. 67, (04) p. 12. 

 Labidura riparia, subsp. pallipes, pluvialis, japonica, erythrocephala, 



livida, Bonn. (00-) pp. 34-36. 



Reddish testaceous, dark chestnut or tawny. Antennae 

 yellowish; head reddish. Elytra tawny, the suture banded with 

 reddish ; keel of elytra well developed, but often obsolete in 



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