ON THE HIGHER CLASSIFICATION OF CHELISOCHIDAE ( INSECTA : DERMAPTERA ) WITH A CHECK LIST OF SPECIES

Srivastava (1987) on the basis of the syntype Male of Chelisoches doriae Bormans, 1900, treated it as a synonym of Lobophora superba Dohm, 1865. He pointed out that the costal fold is prominent but lacks costal carina. In the present paper, this species is placed under the genus Chelisochella Verhoeff, subfamily Chelisochellinae Steinmann, 1975. Chelisochella is the type genus of Chelisochellinae, and since it lacks costal carina of elytra, the Chelisochellinae is treated as a synonym of Chelisochinae. The genus Chelisochella, however, is retained in being distinct from others by having stout build, metallic sheen on body, elytra with humeral angles very prominent and hind tarsi not suI cute or deplanate at apex.


INTRODUCTION
Family Chelisochidae is mainly characterised by the second tersal segment narrowed apically, extending below the third approximately up to the middle.Srivastava (1987) on the basis of the syntype Male of Chelisoches doriae Bormans, 1900, treated it as a synonym of Lobophora superba Dohm, 1865.He pointed out that the costal fold is prominent but lacks costal carina.In the present paper, this species is placed under the genus Chelisochella Verhoeff, subfamily Chelisochellinae Steinmann, 1975.Chelisochella is the type genus of Chelisochellinae, and since it lacks costal carina of elytra, the Chelisochellinae is treated as a synonym of Chelisochinae.The genus Chelisochella, however, is retained in being distinct from others by having stout build, metallic sheen on body, elytra with humeral angles very prominent and hind tarsi not suI cute or deplanate at apex.
A new subfamily Kinellinae is proposed for the genus Kinesis Burr, 1907 which is characterised by the medium size (12.0 mm approx.),elytra abbreviated with a distinct ridge along the costal margin.
Amongst the genera included under Chelisochinae, the Adiathus Burr, 1907 now includes only the type species viz., Chelisoches shelfordi Burr, 1901,       This genus is known by its type species only, originally described from Myanmar and subsequently reported from India (India: Assam) and China (Yunnan).

Laprophorella Mzoberg, 1924
Type species: Mecomera kervillei Burr, 1905.This genus is known by its type species only distributed in India (Assam and West Bengal) and Java.
from Borneo & Sikkim and is different from other species (now transferred to the genus Adiathella Brindle, 1970) in having punctate elytra and densely pubesent body.