52 Dr. M. Burr — Notes on the Forficularia. 



broader, truncate posteriorly, with the hinder anojles sharp, 

 whereas in E. stall they are gently rounded off. The forcei)S 

 are a little less remote and less curved and the last dorsal 

 segment a little narrower. 



Anechura crinitata, Shiraki. 



Apterygida crinitata, Shir. Tr. Sapporo N. H. See. vol. i. pt. 2, p. 11 

 (1905/06). 



Shiraki does not figure this species, but from his description 

 it is evident that it is an Anechura or an Allodahlia, as I 

 suggested in my review. 



I iiave received a small series from Tainan agreeing with 

 his description which are referable to Anechura and closely 

 related to A. torquata, Burr, from Tonkin, of which it may 

 be regarded as a local form. 



It is a smaller and feebler insect, the colour is darker, and 

 the forceps weaker in every respect. It is very liairy. The 

 elytra vary from nearly black to dark chestnut, banded exter- 

 nally with tawny. 



tShiraki refers to the basal antennal segment as "dreikantig." 

 I think this must be a mere mistake of observation. 



Forficula harbereri, n. n. 



Forficula riificeps, Shiraki, op. cit. p. 8 (1905/OG) (nee Erichson, nee 

 liurmeister). 



The description shows this to be a true Forficula, which I 

 suggested in my review of Shiraki^s work. 



In the Munich Museum I have found a single male from 

 the mountains in the north of Formosa, taken by Harberer at 

 the end of May. 



Superficially it resembles F. auricularia, and the build and 

 coloration are very similar; the forceps recall those of F. ro- 

 busta, Sem., but it cannot be confused with that powerful 

 species. The dilation of the forceps extends through about 

 two-thirds of their length, and ends with no tooth, at a 

 slightly obtuse angle ; the apical third is elliptically arcuate : 

 the forceps are much the same as in F. imprevista. Burr (East 

 Africa), but much less arcuate ; they still more closely resemble 

 those of the more powerful i^. rodziankoi, Sem. (East Africa), 

 or at least those specimens, often referred either to F. rod- 

 ziankoi or F. senegalensis *, in which the dilation ends with no 

 tooth. 



* Until the true relationship and status of the Ethiopian members 

 of Fo);ficula are determined. 



