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ORTHOPTERA AND NEUROPTERA IN LTNCOLNSHTRE AND 



NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 



BY ELAND SHAW, M. R. C.S., F. E.S., &c. 



But scant attention seems to have been given to the Orthopterons 

 and Neuropterous fauna, of these connties, an<l residing dni'ing the 

 last two years in North Notts., an opportunity has been given me of 

 collecting the already existing information on the subject ; and this, 

 with the addition of a few observations of my own, has resulted in 

 the compilation of the following lists. For this opportunity T have 

 to thank the Rev. Alfred Thornley, of South Leverton, who not only 

 placed in my hands the records of the Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union, 

 and his own records for Nottinghamshire, but generously presented 

 me with his collection of local N eiiroptern . 



As regards the Orthoptern the determination of the species from 

 Lincolnshire has been made either by Mr. Gr. T. Porritt or by myself; 

 whilst T am responsible for the Notts, examples, with the exception of 

 Sfi/Jopi/(jfr/ rJecorafa, Br., which Mr. Malcolm Burr named for me. The 

 great majority of the JVrnropfern from both counties have been named 

 by Mr. Porritt, some few by Mr. K. McLachlan, and the EphfmfriJce 

 by the Rev. A. E. Eaton. 



The only previous publication T know of bearing on the subject 

 of this paper (except a few occasional notes) is a list of the " Orfl/o- 

 ptera, Ncuropfera, and Tricliopfera of the Alfoj'd District of North 

 Lincolnshire," published in "The Naturalist" for May, 1R96, ])p. 

 129 — 132, from the records of Mr. James Eardley Mason, and all the 

 localities mentioned therein are included in the present lists. 



No list of the Nottinghamshire species has, as far as I am aware, 

 been published. 



The number of species here recorded is: — Lincolnshire: Ortlio- 

 ptera, 17; Neuroptera, 71. Nottinghamshire: Ortlwptern, 14; 

 Neuroptera, 77. 



The name of the captor is given in brackets after that of the 

 locality ; and to save space the following initials are used : — 



(F. A.) F. Altoft, (J. W. C.) J. W. Carr, (R. T. C.) R. T. Cassal (R. W. G.) 

 R. W. Goulcling, (J. T. H.) J. T. Houghton, (H.W. K.) H. Wallis Kew, (J. E. M.) 

 J. E. Mason, (E. A. W. P.) E. A. W. Pcacoct, (M. P.) Max. Peacock, (S. P.) 

 Stephen Pegler, (A.S.) Arthur Smith, (E. S.) Eland Shaw, (A.T.) Alfred Thornley. 



LINCOLNSHIRE. 

 ORTHOPTERA. 



FOKFICTILID.^. — Labia minor, Linn., Alford (J. E. M.). Forficula auricu- 

 iaria, Linn., generally distributed. 



