138 THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



perfectly good species, but there are no remarks upon its affinities with 

 any known form, 



Apterygida aeris (p. 9) is described from a single female. As it is 

 only in the male forceps that it is possible to distinguish the genus 

 Aptenjfiida from For/iada, we wonder why the author hit upon the 

 former instead of the latter genus for its reception. It is impossible 

 to even guess its affinities. 



Apterygida flavocapitata (p. 10) is unfortunately not figured ; from 

 the description it appears to be a well-marked species. It is strongly 

 suggestive of the genus Timovienux, and perhaps allied to T. biciispis, 

 Stai. 



Apterygida crinitata (p. 11), from the undulation of the forceps, 

 might well be an Anechura, or perhaps an Allodahlia. 



Meaolabia (p. 12) is a new genus based upon a single female, and so 

 must be unhesitatingly rejected. It is said to resemble Labia, but to have 

 a less rounded penultimate ventral segment. In how many of the sixty 

 or seventy species of Labia has the author examined this organ? The 

 last dorsal segment is more exposed ; this feature depends upon the 

 distension of the abdomen ; the last dorsal segment is sometimes well 

 exposed in gravid females. The presence of the scutellum is suggestive 

 of the Pygidicraniidae, as the author remarks. 



The unique species is called M. niitakaensis (p. 112), its position is, 

 of course, doubtful. 



No. IV is also not illustrated. The specimens are all from 

 Formosa, 



Labia flavognttata (p. 103) is described from a female alone, and its 

 position is consequently doubtful. 



Diplatys fiavicollis (p. 101) is probably a good species. This genus 

 is so difficult that a new species can hardly be arranged in its true 

 position without a careful comparison of the type with a good authentic 

 collection. De Bormans described half a dozen species, separated by 

 colour alone ; two dozen are noAV known, discriminated by structure, 

 regardless of colour. Fortunately, the description of this new species 

 is good ; the subcontiguous conical forceps, inflated last dorsal segment, 

 and amply subquadrate penultimate ventral segment (referred to as 

 " letztes Sternit ") suggests relationship with!), liberata, Burr, from 

 Burma, and the African group of I), rafrayi, Borm., and J), aethiops, 

 Burr, 



Taipinia (p. 105) is a new genus, " akin to Apterygida." Unfortu- 

 nately Apterygida, as understood by de Bormans, has been split into 

 several genera, and most of the species removed to other groups, so 

 this tells us little about Taipinia. The forceps are remote in both 

 sexes, and the abdomen has four tubercles; this suggest Eparchus, 

 though the single species, T. pulla, suggests Anechurine relationship. 



I can find no reference to anything that might be Anechura 

 {Odontopsalis) harmandi, Burr, or A. lewisi. Burr, neither of which 

 appear to be rare in Japan. 



All the papers are written in German ; it is a pity they were ever 

 written at all; there are Japanese appendices, which are probably 

 translations ; misprints are numerous. 



Resume. 



Labia yezoensis. — Vexh&^s = Spongipliora lewisi, Borm. 



Forftcula tomis, KoL = Forficula rohiista, Hem. 



