THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



PUNCTA. 

 chnitsa, puncta both absent, ground 

 colour deep tawny. 



NOTA. 



turcica, nota (and puncta) absent. 

 Dorsum. 



Secondaries. 

 tngricaria, black. 

 nixa, with broad outer margin. 



magnipuucta, with large puncta. 

 parvipuncta, with small puncta. 

 punctijuncta, with joined puncta. 

 tripuncta, with three puncta. 

 unipuncta, with one punctum. 



magninotata, with large nota. 

 parvinotata, with small nota. 



nigridorsata, with black streak running 

 from tornus to nota. 



adumhrata, with black cloud at top of 



balteus. 

 infraradiata, with veins (of hindwings 



only) much blackened. 

 angustibalteata, with narrow balteus. 

 latibalteata , with broad balteus. 

 magnilunidata, with large blue lunulas. 

 parvilunulata, with small blue lunules. 

 Size. 

 pygmaea, small. 



urticoides, small(29-34mm.), brilliant- 

 ly coloured. 

 Under-surface. 



subtus-lactea , with pale area creamy 

 (instead of ochre). 

 I subt2is-rufa, with pale area rufous 

 I (instead of ochre). 



This tabular arrangement will, I hope, enable specialists to sort out 

 the ditferent forms of this insect they possess, and when they get a 

 representative series I believe they will be convinced that I am not 

 guilty of refinement in assigning such a large number of new names, 

 but that every form named is worthy of separation from the type. 



Many of them are both rare and beautiful, notably alha^iynea, discolor, 

 nigricana, ichnusoides, atrebatensh, conjnncta, and caendapicata. It is, 

 beyond all controversy, a most glorious insect, and, according to my 

 experience, maintains its pristine lustre undimmed for many years, 

 provided that it has never been subjected to any chemical fumes. 

 Personally I avoid all such deleterious agents as ammonia and cyanide, 

 and kill by puncturing w"ith a pen-nib steeped in nicotine. 



In conclusion, I feel I must heartily thank the Rev. G. Wheeler, 

 Mr. Louis B. Prout, and Herren Standfuss, Federley, and Gillmer, for 

 their valuable assistance in the matter of nomenclature, and may also 

 add that I shall always be pleased to help any of your readers, so far 

 as I can, in matters connected with this species. 



Synopsis of the Orthoptera of Western Europe. 



By MALCOLM BURR, B.A., F.L.S., F.E.S., F.Z.S., etc. 

 {Continued from vol. xx., p. 260.) 



4. DoLicHopoDA AZAMi, Saulcy. 



Differs from its congeners as shown in the table of species. 

 According to Azam, this species occurs in November in various caves 

 and grottos in Provence, as the Grotte des Chauvesouris, near 

 Chateaudouble, in crevices in the Clue de Chabrieres, Font de Sao. 



