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tion is Pile bent upwards, thus forming a laminate trian- 
gular 
es 
Long. corporis we 9mm. 
3? for rcipis oe 4— 4:5, 
S1kkiM : Teesta Valley , Tunglu, 13—14,000 feet : 1-15. viii- 
03. Tibet Expedition : 1905—172: 2 ¢ 
This species has very iheriseosiatis appearance owing to 
the reflexion of the lamination of the forceps, which forms a 
sue! ss — compressed, triangular crest in the basal third 
the forceps. 
t hese marked superficial resemblance to F. guancharia, 
Heller, of the Canary Islands. 
p- 170. 
Forficula greeni, Burr. 
r Astruc found this species by no means rare in the 
Pines “Hills and at Shembaganur in the Madura District : it 
occurs generally singly, in the chinks of the bark of trees, and 
on dry shrubs. Father Astruc writes me that it takes up its 
beetle in the branches of orange-trees ; i in one such case he 
found a pair with i eggs: they also frequent the hollow 
stems of dried brambles 
Forficula beebei, sp. n. 
Size small or medium : colour uniform deep shining black, 
with an oily lustre : the female is somewhat paler, rather of a 
deep brownish black. 
nnae with 12—13 greyish brown segments, the fourth 
a little shorter than the third. 
lead smooth, sutures not very distinct, eyes prominent. 
Pronotum distinctly broader than long, truncate ante- 
riorly, side parallel, gently rounded posteriorly. 
Elytra perfect, ample, smooth. 
Wings abbreviat rah 
Legs i ae brow 
Abdom a moderately dilated beyond the middle: plici- 
form aliecclen distin dorsal surface very finely punctulate 
in the ¢ , smooth in the 2: ventral surface dark brown 
Last dorsal segment ¢ transverse, smooth, posterior mar- 
gin irregular, with a depressed tumidity over the roots of the 
forceps : in the female similar, but narrower and simpler. 
Penultimate ventral segment ¢ broad, obtuse angled: 9 
rounded. 
Pygidium S tumid, with a short projecting transverse 
lobe, armed at each corner with a short or spine: in Q 
tumid and po arts 
