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land. The record was based on a badly mutilated specimen in 
the Harris collection which was described as new by Scudder 
under the name of Spongophora hipunclata (Boston Journ. Nat. 
Hist., vol. 7, p. 415, 1862). It was later (Psyche, vol. 9, pp. 99, 
105, 1900) referred by him to Forficula perchcroni Gucrin and 
Percheron. The specimen is no longer extant and it is now impos- 
sible to ascertain definitely to what species it belonged. 
It is recorded as taken May 20, 1827, presumably in Boston or 
vicinity, and was probabh' an accidental importation in merchan- 
dise from the West Indies or South America. 
Two additional native species of Earwigs are recorded from 
New York State, one believed to be adventive from the south 
(or mislabeled), and possibly examples may yet be taken in west- 
ern or southern New England. Adventive specimens of various 
tropical and subtropical species may be captured at any time in 
almost any part of our territory. 
Synonymy. 
• 
Owing to the confusion of species and shifting of names in 
works bearing on the New England representatives of the 
order the following partial synonymy is appended for the con- 
venience of the student: 
Forficula aculeata Scudder. Sctjdder, Proc. Davenport Acad. Xat. Sci., vol. 8, 
p. 5 (1901).— Walden, Orth. Ct., BuU. Geol. Nat. Hist. Surv. Ct., no. 16, 
p. 4.5 (1911) = Doru aculeatum Scudder. Not yet known from New Eng- 
land but has occurred in New York and New Jersey. 
Forficula percheroni Guerin and Percheron. Scudder, Cat. Orth., Proc. 
Davenport Acad. Nat. Sci., vol. 8, p. 5 (1901); Scudder, Psyche, vol. 9, 
p. 99 (1900) =Spandex sp. 
Forficula pulchella Servdlle. Scudder, Cat. Orth., Proc. Davenport Acad. 
Nat. Sci., vol. 8, p. 5, (1901).— Walden, Orth. Ct., Bull. Geol. Nat. 
Hist. Surv. Ct., no. 11, p. 46 (1911) =Prolabia pulchella. Not knowTi 
from New England. 
Labia burgessi Scudder. Scudder, Psyche, vol. 9, p. 119 (1900) = Prolabia 
arachidis Yersin. Specimens flTongly identified by Scudder. 
Labia minuta Scudder. Scudder, Nat. Monogr., Boston Journ. Nat. Hist., 
vol. 7, p. 41.5 (1862), (orig. desc). — Smith, Orth. Me., Proc. Portland 
Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 1, p. 144, (1868); Orth. Ct., Rept. Ct. Bd. Agric. 
for 1872, pp. 378, 383(1873).— Burnh am, Proc. Manchester Inst. Arts 
and Sci., vol. 1, p. 47 (1900) =Labia minor Linne. 
Psalis percheroni Guerin and Percheron. Caudell, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 
vol. 44, p. 599 (1913) =Spandex sp. 
Spongophora bipunctata Scudder. Scudder, Boston Journ. Nat. Hist., vol. 7, 
p. 415 (1862) orig. descr., =Spandex sp. 
