ME. W. 'F. KIRBV ON iTOEFICULIDiE. 511 



There are several Indian species of spiuy Earwigs whicli should, 

 no doubt, form a distinct genus ; but the only specimens before 

 me are the somewhat defective pair from which the above de- 

 scription has been drawn up. The remaining joints of the 

 antennae are longer than in typical Lahidura. 



LaBIDUEA (?) DECIPIENS, sp. U. 



Long. Corp. 14 millim. ; segm. ult. cum forcip. 5| millim. 



Male. Eufo-testaceous ; antennae at least 22-jointed, the end of 

 the scape and all the joints beyond the third brown ; joint 2 

 transverse, 3 fully twice as long as broad, linear, 4 oval, only 

 half as long again as broad, 5 and 6 successively longer, 

 3 and 5 being about equally long, the remainder linear, very 

 long ; head with the vertex red and the mouth-parts pale ; 

 pronotum nearly twice as long as broad, dull pale testaceous on 

 the sides aud behind, the hinder part dusky in the middle, 

 forming the commencement of a blackish band on the suture oi: 

 the tegmina and wings, which are straw-coloured, bordered 

 outside with blackish ; tegmina only about twice as long as the 

 pronotum, and wings about half as long ; legs testaceous, femora 

 shading into pale red ; abdomen dull red, strongly punctured, 

 2nd segment with conspicuous lateral tubercles; terminal seg- 

 ment with 4 rather conspicuous teeth at the extremity in the 

 middle, and smaller ones on the sides ; pygidium broad, but not 

 conspicuous ; forceps rather wide apart at the base, gTadually 

 incurved aud meeting at the tips, a strong black-tipped tooth 

 about the middle, and another at three-fourths of the length of 

 the forceps ; before the first is a row of small teeth, one near the 

 base, three near the middle tooth, and several between, coalescing 

 into a ridge. 



Sab. Assam. 



This curious species will form a new genus when it is better 

 known. Although best placed with Lahidura for the present, 

 it has a striking resemblance to SpMngolahis africana, Dohrn, 

 S.suturalis, Serv., &c. Lateral tubercles do not occur in typical 

 Laiidura. 



LaBIDUEA &KANULOSA, sp. U. 



Long. corp. 32 millim. ; segm. ult. cum forcip. 14 millim. 



Male. Dark reddish brown, granulated, the head very finely, the 

 pronotum, tegmina, wings, and abdomen more coarsely ; head, 

 wings, and abdomen inclining to reddish ; antennae (of which 20 



