Labidura riparia (Pallas, 1773)

Forficula riparia Pallas, 1773: 727 .

TYPE SPECIMEN. — Siberia, Irtysh river, male, SNM [pictures examined] .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 4 specimens .

French Guiana • 1 ♂; Awala-Yalimapo, Plage des Hattes; 9.IV.1994; F. Febvre leg.; MNHN • 2 ♀, 1 ♂; Camopi; 1900; F. Geay leg.; MNHN .

DISTRIBUTION. — Cosmopolitan species.

REMARK

The differences between this species and Labidura xanthopus (Stal, 1855), known from the West Indies, are unclear. The taxonomical identity of the specimens from French Guiana thus needs confirmation. This species occurs among seashores and river margins.