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FOEFICrLLD^. 



bipunctafa, vav. orientnlis, 

 Krauss {nee Sem.). 



1. Head pale, at least on tlie occiput ; 



femora dark only at the apex ; body 



broader and stouter. 



2. Colour dark ; spots orange red ; 



forceps strongly sinuate and 



stout biptmctata, Fabr, 



2.2. Colour paler ; spots yellower ; head 

 testaceous ; wings paler ; spot on 

 elytra larger ; forceps more 

 slender, less strongly sinuate . . 

 1.1. Head all dark; femora with dark 

 spots, but not dark at the ends ; 

 body rather louger. 

 2. Length of elytra equal to that of 

 posterior femora ; pale spot of 

 elytra large, extending beyond 

 middle of disc; tooth beneath 

 ferceps beyond middle sharp .... 

 2.2. Length of elytra less than that of 

 posterior femora; light spot on 

 elytra not passing middle of the 

 disc ; tooth of forceps nearer the 

 middle and very obtuse or obso- 

 lete zuhovskii, Sem. 



asiatica, Sem. 



Subfamily III. FORFICULIN^. 



This subfamily contains few genera, but one is the typical 

 genus of the Deimaptera, namely For/ictda, Linn., which contains 

 about 40 species and is represented throughout Europe, Asia, and 

 America. 



Fig. 13. — Tarsus of Forjicula lucad, Dobrn. 



The typical species is Forjicula auricularia, Liun., the common 

 earwig of Western Europe, which has now established itself in 

 New Zealand and the United States. 



'Tahle of Genera. 



1. Abdomen of d" almost parallel-sided; 

 forceps of c? not dilated or depresed 



near base Elaunon, Burr, p. 163. 



1.1. Abdomen of cS more or less dilated about 

 the middle and narrower towards the 

 apex ; forceps of cT strongly dilated 

 and depressed near the base Foeficula, Linn., p. 164. 



