170 rOEFICULID^. 



so that the dilated portion consists only of a considerable 

 strengthening near the base, which gradually disappears as the 

 branches become more slender. The forceps of the two sexes are 

 very similar ; in the male they are very slightly bowed towards the 

 apex, and are crenulate along the inner margin ; in the female they 

 are perfectly straight and not crenulate. 



IOC. Forficula greeni, Bwr.'^ (Fig. 103.) 



Chelisoches pulchelhis, Hkj-)- (nee Gerst.], (01) p. 327; Kirby, (04) 



p. 32 (partim). 

 Forficula greeni, Burr, (07' j pp. Ill & 113. 



Small, rather stout. Colour dark reddish castaneous, passing 

 into blackish ; elytra and wings with large pale spots. Antennae 

 with 12 segments, pale, the segments short. Head globose, 

 smooth, clear red and shining, sutures obsolete ; posterior margin 

 truncate ; eyes black and prominent. Pronotum semicircular, 

 anterior margin truncate ; sides and posterior margin strongly 

 rounded, forming a single curve ; reddish chestnut, the sides 

 paler; disc scarcely tumid. Elytra ample and smooth, fuscous, 

 with a large clear pale yellowish spot in the centre. Wings long, 

 clear straw-}ellow. Legs short ; femora rather stout ; tarsi very 

 short, yellowish. Abdomen parallel-sided, deep reddish black, ex- 

 ceedingly finely pnnctulale and shining; lateral tubercles distinct. 

 Last dorsal segment quadrate, rather broader than long, posterior 

 margin truncate, tumid over the insertion of the forceps ; in the $ 

 rather sloping, somewhat narrowed and less tumid over the forceps. 

 Pygidium of 6 very short, obtuse ; hidden in $ . Porceps of S 

 with the branches depressed, dilated in the basal third, with the 

 inner margin of this part denticulate or crenulate ; the dilation 

 ends rather gradually and then the branches are elongate, 

 attenuate, unarmed, smooth and gently incurved ; in the 5 

 the branches are depressed, rather stout, straight, unarmed and 

 contiguous, the inner margin finely crenulate. 



6 2 



Length of body 9 mm. 8 mm. 



,, forceps .... 2 „ 1*5 „ 



Ceylon : Punduluoya and Ambegammoa (coll. Burr), Tala- 

 wakelle ( Willej/ • coll. Burr). 



Tyjie in the author's collection. 



This species seems to be fairly common where it occurs. 

 Mr. Green has sent several specimens from Punduluoya, but the 

 females outnumber the males, only one of the latter being sent, and 

 that was taken inside a hollow gall on Antklesma at Punduluoya 

 in February ; the other specimens are dated February and 

 December. 



