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by G. hexadadyla, Perty, a species very near, if not the same as, our 



common northern mole-cricket, G. borealis. I cannot agree to the 



replacement of Gryllotalpa by Curtilla, a genus erected thirteen years 



later. Gryllotalpa was described by Latreille in 1802, the description 



being full and the Gryllus gryllotalpa of Linnteus cited as example. Thus I 



see no reason for discarding the name. Mr. Kirby lists the macropterous 



form of borealis, the G. cohibia of Scudder, as a distmct species, with G. 



lougipeimis, 'iicwdd., a. synonym. G. ponderosa, Brnntr, is also listed as 



distinct. It is very surely the same as major, Sauss. Kirby does not 



appear to possess specimens of either of these species. 



Scapteriscus, Scudd. — The catalogue gives no records of any species 

 of this genus from the United States, though they have been known from 

 our fauna for some years. Both .S. didadylus and abbreviatus are not at 

 all rare in our soulhern States, especially the former. 



Tridactylus, Oliv. — Fissipes and i?icertiis have been shown synonymous 

 with terminalis, Illinoiensis, tibialis and inixttis with apical is, and histrio 

 with inintitiis, but Mr. Kirby has listed them all as distinct species, placing 

 the last t.vo and ininuta, also the South American deiiticiilatus, in the 

 genus Ellipes, Scudd. 



Myrmecophila, Latr — Nebrascensis should be accredited to Lugger, 

 as he was the first one to give the name validity. Bruner gave no 

 desciiption of it, nor did Lugger, but the latter gave figures of it. Scudder 

 was the first to give a description of it, but Lugger's figures established 

 I lie name. 



Liphoplus, Sauss. — This is sunk in synonymy under Ornebiiis, Giier, 

 and the name is not found in the index. It occurs on page 57. 



Nemobius, Serv. — Varieties amplus and brevis of canus, Scudd., 

 which were described with the species, are not mentioned in the 

 Catalogue. Abortivus, Caud., is given specific rank. Affinis, Beutenm., 

 is not listed so far as I can find. Exiguus, Blitch., is replaced by Janus, 

 new name, on grounds of preoccupation. Nemobius pictus, Scudd., 

 belongs to the genus Miogryllus, and is a synonym oi AT. siccarius, Scudd. 



On page 19 Mr. Kirby has included a species under the name 

 Nemobius exiguus, Say, with the reference Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad., 

 iv, p. 309 (1825). The same reference, except that it is properly called 

 Journal instead of Pioceedings, is given on page 86 as the original 



