l6 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan. , '08 



Notes on the Orthoptera of Raleigh, North Carolina. 



BY C. S. BRIMLEY. 



The following notes on our Orthoptera relate chiefly to the 

 seasonal distribution of the different species and the various 

 situations in which they are found. 



Family FORFICULID^E 



Anisolabis a-stcca so far only found under stones in Novem- 

 ber. Labi a minor attracted to lights in summer, and once 

 found under rubbish in winter. Spongoplwra brunneipennis 

 under bark of dead oaks in both summer and winter, nymphs 

 also taken at the latter season. 



Family BLATTIDJE 



Ischnoptera major is found in both the adult and nymphal 

 stages under the loose bark of dead pines, both prostrate and 

 upright, and also under the bark of stumps. It seems to prefer 

 the space under the bark to be rather damp. 



Ischnoptera couloniana is found in both stages under loose 

 bark of upright dead pines, and only when the space under 

 the bark is dry. 



Our other native roaches, viz. : Isdinoptera nJilcriana, I. jolin- 

 soni, Tannoptcry.r deropeltiformis, Kakcrlac schaefferi, and 

 Ceratinoptcra Intca are all found under the thick covering of 

 pine straw lying on the ground in pine woods. 



The seasonal range of our native roaches appears to be much 

 the same with all our species, viz. : from May to August, al- 

 though the last four named have so far been only observed up 

 to late June or early July. 



Family PHASMID^ 



Our three specimens of Diaplicrouicra fcinorata were taken 

 in September and October. 



Family MANTID^E 



Mantis Carolina flies at dusk from the end of August to the 

 middle of October. The egg masses are attached to twigs or 

 not unfrequently to the trunk of a dead tree under the loose 

 bark. 



