rOEFICULA. 173^ 



long and ample, uniform testaceous. Legs dark red ; femora 

 somewhat stout. Abdomen deep red, finely punctulate. Last 

 dorsal segment transverse, rectangular, punctulate, posterior margin 

 truncate, with a tumid elevation on each side. Forceps of c? 

 with the branches straight ; dilated part extending halfway 

 down the forceps, the inner margin quite straight and denti- 

 culate, the dilated part ends abruptly, the angle itself being 

 almost a small tooth, somewhat incrassate and sharp ; beyond this 

 elongate, straight, almost parallel, only slightly incurved at the 

 apex itself; in the $ straight, simple, elongate. 



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Length of body 9 mm. 8 mm. 



„ forceps .... 4 ,, 2-25 „ 



Assam: Khasi Hills (Lid. Mus.). 



Type in the Indian Museum. 



The type of this species is unfortunately in rather bad con- 

 dition ; the species somewhat resembles F. ambigna, but is stouter 

 in build, and the dilated part of the forceps is different. Unfor- 

 tunately the specimen is not in sufficiently good condition to 

 admit an examination of the pygidium, which is important.'^ The 

 females of these two species are barely distinguishable ; in this 

 species the branches of the forceps of the female are some\Ahat 

 longer and more gradually attenuate ; in F. ambigna they are 

 more suddenly attenuate near the base. 



It also somewhat resembles F. clavidi, but is smaller ; the 

 pygidium may be different ; the dilated part of the forceps is 

 proportionately shorter in F. davidi and ends gradually, sloping 

 gently, whereas in this species it ends in an abrupt angle ; the last 

 dorsal segment in F. davidi is smoother. 



The pronotum is almost of the same shape in all three species. 



110. Forficiila interrogans, Bvrrt* (Fig. 61.) 



Forficula iuterrogaDS, Bun; (05^) p. 85, (07^) p. 114, (08'0 p. 12i>. 



Size small. General colour dark chestnut and testaceous. 

 Head dark reddish, smooth, tumid, sutures indistinct. Pronotum 

 with anterior margin truncate, sides and posterior margins broadly 

 rounded ; dark reddish chestnut ; prozona somewhat tumid, meta- 

 zona flat. Elytra and \\ings long, ample, dark testaceous. Legs 

 testaceous. Abdomen parallel -sided, dark reddish chestnut, 

 blackish at the base, densely punctulate ; lateral tubercles black 

 and distinct. Last dorsal segment of (S rectangular, transverse 

 and somewhat sloping ; simple, the elevations scarcely formed ; 

 posterior margin straight. Pygidium of d" very short, conical, 

 obtuse. Forceps of S with the branches short and straight, dilated 

 for half their length ; inner margins of this part straight, unarmed 

 and very finely crenulate, gradually dying out ; beyond this 

 attenuate, straight, rather stout, very gently incurved apically, not 

 meeting at the apex. 



