THE EARWIGS OF CEYLON. 71 



Scatellum broad, short, coloured and pubescent like the pronotum. Elytra 

 somewhat longer than the pronotum, uniform-brown, with stifE hairs. 

 Pectus bright-yellow, with a brown spot in the middle of each segment. 

 Feet uniform-yellow, with long hairs, the first tarsal segment longer than 

 the third. Abdomen somewhat clearer than the elytra, especially the 

 hinder borders of the segments, clothed entirely with fine grev hairs ; the 

 last dorsal segment is truncated in the middle of the hinder border, on the 

 sides strongly [ausgebuchtet) , slightly puckered up at the corners. Forceps 

 straight, the underside flat and smooth, the upperside flat at the base, 

 keeled towards the point, hairy, toothed on the inner side as far as the apex, 

 reddish-brown, with a yellow spot at the base." 



Habitat.— QQylon (Nietner, Dohrn, B. M.). 



PYGtDlCRASA CUMINGI, Dohrn. 



This is one of the smaller species of the genus. The head is dark, with 

 a pale central SDot ; the pronotum is narri wer than the head, oval, pale, 

 with two parallel pale bands. The elytra »re ample, with a black border 

 on each margin, broadest on the outside. The wings are not visible. 

 The feet are uniform-testaceous in colour. The abdomen is black, broaden- 

 ing towards the apex. The last segment is large, each posterior angle b^ing 

 furnished with a small warty ridge in the ^. In the 9 the angles are simple. 

 The forceps of the $ are stout, the branches flattened and dilated, sub- 

 contiguous, with a stout tooth on the outer margin near the base, the inner 

 margin beiuii unarmed ; near the apex the branches become more slender, 

 an-' are curved upwards ; at the apex the points meet, but the branches are 

 curved asymmetrically, the h ft branch outwards, the right inwards, but 

 the left branch is curved inwards strongly at the aptx itself to meet the 

 point of the right branch. In the $ the branches of the forceps are stout 

 and flattened, but simple and unarmed, contiguous throughout their length, 

 decussating at the apex. 



(? 9 



Length of the body 19*5-21 mm. 19-21 mm. 



„ „ forceps... 5 4 



Pygidicrana cumingi, Dohrn, 1863, Stett. Ent. Zeit., xxiv., 54. 



Borm. 1900. Forf. 21. 

 This species was described by Dohrn from specimens from Ceylon, where 

 it appears to be common. I have received numerous examples from 

 Mr. Green from Punduloya. There is one specimen in the British Museum 

 labelled " Ceylon." The insect is adult in May, September to November, 

 and I have larvae from June and July. It is to be found under stones, 

 loose bark, etc., and often comes in buildings. 



PYGIDICRANA ANGUSTATA, Dohrn. 

 I have not seen this species myself, and therefore give a translation of 

 Dohrn's description. 



