186 Dr. Malcoll^lj urr’s Preliminary Revision of the 
Genus 3. — Forcipula, Bol. 
This is a well-marked genus, containing several large 
earwigs, occurring in tropical parts of Asia, Africa and 
America, having the sides of the abdomen furnished with 
spines, tubercles or crests in the male, and elongate 
slender forceps. I offered a revision of the genus in 
1904^, p. 288, and now suggest the following modified 
arrangement: — 
FORCIPULA. • 
1.1. Abdomen segmentis nonnnllis lateri- 
bus crLstis obliqnis serratis in- 
structis. 
2. Colore nigro, elytris rufis; species 
americana.1. americaim, Borm. 
2.2. Coiore fulvo ; species indica . . 2. hirida, Bol. 
1.1. Abdomen lateribus segmentis non- 
nullis spinis armatum. 
2. Abdomen lateribus segmentis 3-6 
spinis binis armatum; elytra 
brevia ; alae abbreviatae ; species 
indica.3. decolyi, Borm. 
2.2. Abdomen segmentis nonnullis 
spinis singulis armatum. 
3. Elytra costa carinula nulla; 
species indicae. 
4. Statura majore 3.0-43 mm. (alae 
longae ; abdomen spinis 4 
armatum).4. pugnax, Kirby. 
4.4. Statura minore (16-20 mm., 
alae breves ; abdomen spinis 
2 vel 3).4a. var. minor. Burr. 
3.3. Elytra costa carinula instructa. 
4. Elytrorum carinula debili, fere 
laevia. 
5. Segmentum ultimum dor- 
sale inerme; forceps con- 
strictus; abdomen spinis 
3 ; colore fusco ; species in¬ 
dica .5. irispinosa, Dobrn. 
