S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 31/1. (Budapest, 1978)
Length of body with forceps: male: 23-26,5 female: 20-29 mm. Material examined: Tunisia, Ferme Shitta, Djebel Eddyr, 7 km from El Kef, about 1100 m, 26. III. 1977, leg.: Dr. S. Mahunka, 1 6; ditto, about 6 km NNE from El Kef, about 1100 m, 28. III. 1977, leg. Dr. S. Mahunka, 2 66 and 1 o_; ditto, about 8 km from El Kef, 1. IV. 1977, leg. Dr. S. Mahunka, 3 66 and 1 o_, ditto, gen. prep. No. 571, det. Dr. H. Steinmann; Nebeul, 31. III. 1977, leg. Dr. S. Mahunka, 2 6; El Kef, in the town and along its southern border, 2. IV. 1977, leg. Dr. S. Mahunka, 7 66 and 1 - Algier, gen. prep. No. 363, det. Dr. H. Steinmann, 16,- Spain, Granada, 17. VI. 1976, leg. Dr. H. Steinmann, 3 66. Distribution: Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain. Euborellia annulipes (Lucas ) 1847 Forficesila annulipes Lucas, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. , (2) 5: 84. - Terra typica: France (Type male: Paris Museum). Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Distributed in all faunal regions, but is restricted to south temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. Euborellia moesta (Géné) (apud Serville) 1839 Forficesila moesta Géné (apud Audinet-Serville), Hist. Nat. Orth. , p. 28. - Terra typica: Europe (Type male: Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin DDR). Material examined: Tunisia, Tozeur, in town. No. 118, 16. IV. 1977, leg. Dr. S. Mahunka, 1 o; ditto, Sousse, 8 km S from town, No. 181, 19. DC. 1977, leg. L. and Dr. S. Mahunka, 1 o_. Distribution: Africa: Ethiopia, Egypt, Tunisia, Liberia; Europe: Spain, South France, Italy. LABIDURIDAE Verhoeff, 1902 A relatively small family from small to very large species, characterized by the structure of the male genitalia.. Single genus with one species are now recorded from North Afric? Labidura riparia (Pallas) 1773 Forficula riparia Pallas, Reise Russ. Reichs, 2: 727. - Terra typica: Siberia (Type: sex and location unknown). Material examined: Tunisia, Roule Ferme Eddyr, Oued Mellegue, 5 km W from El Kef, No. 7, 26. III. 1977, leg. Dr. S. Mahunka, 1 o_: ditto, thyna, 12 km on the Gafsa road, No. 84, 7. IV. 1977, leg. Dr. A. Embei-Isztin, 1 o_: ditto, No. 85, 7. IV. 1977, leg. Dr. L. Gozmány and Dr. S. Mahunka, 1 6; ditto, between Kairouan - Sfax, on road M.C. 81, 84 km from Sfax, No. 87, 8. IV. 1977, leg. Dr. S. Mahunka, 1 oj ditto, on still higher, dry ground, No. 89, 8. IV. 1977, leg. Dr. A. Embei-Isztin, 1 6 and 2 ojo_; ditto, Tozeur, in town, 16. IV. 1977, No. 118, leg. Dr. A. Embei-Isztin and Dr. S. Mahunka, ditto, Khenis, 10 km S from Monastir, No. 187, 20. IX. 1977, leg. L. and Dr. S. Mahunka, 2 66 and 1 o_. - Morocco, Sali, 27. II. 1936, leg. J. Surcouf, 1 o_. - Algeria, Temirnoum oasis, 28. VII. 1973, leg. Dr. O. Dely and F. Zilahy, 4 <j><j>. - Egypt, Pyramiden, XII., coll. Leonhardt, 1 3. Distribution: Cosmopolita. From Africa: Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Bishra, Senegal, Guineas, Mauritania, Egypt, Abyssinia, Somaliland, Erithrea.