Paralabella dorsalis (Burmeister, 1838)

Forficula dorsalis Burmeister, 1838: 754 .

TYPE SPECIMEN. — Columbia, unknown repository [not examined] .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 5 specimens (only a very small part of the material collected)

French Guiana • 1 adult; Régina; Arataye (affl. Approuagues); 8 km NE Saut Pararé; 21.X.1989; P. Grandcolas leg.; C. Jamet det.; MNHN • 2 adults; Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni; janvier; Le Moult leg.; MNHN • 2 adults; Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni; Saint-Jean-du- Maroni; V.1914; R. Benoist leg.; Hebard det.; MNHN .

DISTRIBUTION. — West Indies, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, northern South America (Steinmann 1989b).

REMARK

Apparently common in French Guiana. Already cited by Brindle (1968b) and by Hebard (1920).