Mr. W. F. K'lrhy— Notes on Forficulidee, G3 



at the end, and as long as 4 and 5 together, which are 

 rounded, as also 6 and 7, the succeeding ones becoming 

 gradually longer and slender and then slightly shortening 

 towards the tip. Head above and pronotum dull red ; au- 

 tennse and palpi paler; hinder part of pronotum bordered 

 with pale yellowish at the sides : tegmina about twice as long 

 as broad, concave on the costal margin ; black, with a round 

 tawny spot at the base, and a larger and slightly paler irre- 

 gular spot at the extremity : wing-scales yellow. Lega 

 reddish tawny ; tibiae shading into yellowish above. Abdo- 

 men not expanded at the extremity, but with parallel sides, 

 reddish brown, with a slight greyish pubescence, lightest at 

 the base ; forceps shining black, contiguous, upaurvel, with 

 the tips crossing. Under surface of head and pectus reddish 

 tawny. 



Hub. " Bua Kraeng, South Celebes, 5000 feet, February 

 1896, H. Fruhstorfer" (from De Bormans's collection). 



Allied to P. Horsjieldii, Kirb., from Java. 



Pygidicrana atriceps, sp. n. 



Long. Corp. 15 raillim.; segra. ult. cum forcip. 3^ millim. 



Male. — Antennse 24-jointed ; head above and front half of 

 pronotum dull black ; anteima?, a dot within each eye, palpi, 

 lower mouth-parts except the mentum, which is blackish, and 

 hinder part of pronotum testaceous yellow; tips of antennae, 

 pectus, and legs rather darker testaceous ; intermediate and 

 hind femora with a slender black stripe above. Tegmina 

 dark reddish brown, slightly concave on the costal edge and 

 with a long yellowish spot, pointed towards the end, on the 

 basal half of each. Wing-scales straw-colour. Abdomen 

 chestnut-brown above, pubescent, rather paler beneath, and 

 slightly expanded towards the extremity. Forceps thick, 

 contiguous, denticulate on the lower carina, and with a slight 

 tooth beyond the middle on the upper inner carina; tips 

 turned upwards and crossing. 



Hah. Rockhampton, Qieensland. 

 Dohrn. 



Genus Labidura, Leach, 



This genus falls naturally into four groups, represented by 

 L. riparia, Pall., L, Uvidipes, Duf., L. tenuicornis, Borm., 

 and L. Clarld^ Kirb., all of which will perhaps ultimately 

 form the types of distinct genera. 



The greatest uncertainty prevails in the first section, in 

 which the males are usually very dissimilar in the shape of 



