6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Jan., 



MANTIDJE. 

 Stagmomantis sp. 



Verrill (p. S23) records on Henshaw's authority a species of this 



genus in Bickmore's collection from Bermuda. Mr. F. M. Jones 



(in litt.) comments as follows on this record: "The mantis recorded 



was perhaps a stray specimen, otherwise I should have seen at least 



the egg-masses before this." 



PHASMID^]. 

 Anisomorpha buprestoides. 



On Henshaw's authority Verrill (p. 823) also records this species 



as taken in Bermuda many years ago (about 1861) by A. 8. Bickmore. 



The fact that* both this and the preceding species have been unnoticed 



by other collectors, in spite of their conspicuousness wherever found, 



leads one to suspect the possibility of erroneous labelling. 



ACRIDID^J. 

 Orphulella pelidna (Burmei*r e r). 



Uhler (p. 152) has recorded this species as Stenobothrus maculipen- 

 nis, one of its synonyms. Probably 0. olivacea is the species to which 

 the reference should belong. 



Orphulella olivacea (Morse). 



Scudder (p. 43) has recorded this species, and a series of two males 

 and five females taken in Warwick Parish, December 11 to April 18, 

 are now before us. Probably Dahl's record of a species of Orplnda 

 and J. M. Jones' "small yellowish-brown colored grasshopper" belong- 

 to this species. The latter author says (p. Ill) the species is " common 

 on open tracts, particularly where the sandy waste is relieved by 

 tufts of grass." The notes with the specimens in hand are to the 

 effect that it is not rare and found on the south shore of Warwick 

 Parish. 



Orphulella speciosa Scudder. 



This species was recorded by J. M. Jones in 1876 on Scudder's deter- 

 mination, the record being published as Stenobothrus bilineatus, one of 

 the synonymic names of the species. It appears probable to the 

 author that the record really refers to 0. olivacea, a species unrecog- 

 nized at that date. 



Dissosteira Carolina (Linna-us). 



This species has been recorded by Jones and Verrill, and three 

 females from Paget West, December 16-27, 1908, and summer of 1909 

 are in the present series. The two December specimens were the only 

 ones seen by the collector during his stay, the summer individual 

 having been sent him by a friend. These specimens have the median 



