530 ME. W. F. KIEBY OK FORFICtTLID^. 



strong rectangular tooth, beyond the middle, and a much more 

 obtuse prominence before the tips, which are somewhat attenuated. 



Female (F). Brownish black; antennae 13-jointed, castaneous, 

 darker at base, vertex slightly reddish ; lateral borders of pro- 

 notum, tegmina, except a broad blackish band on the suture, and 

 legs testaceous ; wings not Tisible ; pygidium longer and narrower 

 than in the male, triangular above, and with the projecting 

 lateral points much more conspicuous ; forceps shaped as in the 

 male, minutely denticulated on the inner edge, but wichout 

 larger teeth. 



Hah. Theresopolis. 



Apptireutly allied to Forjiciila parvicollis, Stal. 



Genus XXX. Apteeygida, Westiv. 

 Westw. Mod. Clasa. Ins. ii. Qen. Synopsis, p. 4i (ISiO). 



Type, Forficula alhipennis, Charp., from Europe. 



This genus will include the small subapterous European species 

 with forceps diverging at the base in the male, which are included 

 by some authors with Forficula^ and by others with Ghelidura. 

 All the species which properly belong to Spliingolabis have fully 

 developed organs of flight. 



Grenus XXXI. Chelidura, Serv. 

 Serv. Ann. Sci. JSTat. xxii. p. 36 (1832). 



Type, Forficula aptera, Charp., from Europe. 



Genus XXXII. Caecinophoea, Scudd. 

 Scudd. Proc. Bost. Soe. Nat. Rist. xviii. p. 291 (1876). 



Type, Chelidura rohusta, Scudd., from Peru. 

 Not represented in the Must-um Collection. 



Doubtful Genera. 



GfUUS XXXIII. (?) CONUTLOPALAMA, Sund. 



Sund. Fork. Skand. Naturf. iv. p. 255 (1847) ; Soudd. Proc. 

 Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist, xviii. p. 292 (1876). 



Type, Coiidylopalama agilis, Sund., from Brazil. 



