20 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I4I 



Gyna tristis 

 Belgian Congo. — In three caves in Uele (Leleup, 1956). 



Heterogamodes kriigeri 

 North Africa. — An accidental inhabitant of caves (Chopard, 1938). 



Holocompsa zapoteca 



Yucatan. — Common throughout rather dry, dusty caves in southern 

 Yucatan (Pearse, 1938). 



Hoplosphoropyga babaulti 

 Stated to be a troglophile by Chopard (1938). 



Nocticola caeca 

 Philippine Islands. — Bolivar (1892). 



Nocticola decaryi 

 Madagascar. — A true troglobie according to Chopard ( 1945) . 



Nocticola simoni 

 Philippine Islands. — Bolivar (1892), 



Parcoblatta sp. 



Pennsylvania. — Found in Merkle cave, Berks County (Dearolf, 

 1941). 



Periplaneta americana 



IN CAVES 



East Africa. — Its presence in the cave at Shimoni was thought to 

 indicate that man had sought refuge there and brought the cock- 

 roaches in with baggage or provisions (Chopard, 1936). 



India. — Many present in cave at Vengurla, the floor of which was 

 covered with bird guano (AbdulaH, 1942). 



Madagascar. — Thought to have been introduced into the cave en- 

 trance by man (Chopard, 1945, 1949a). 



IN MINES 



Great Britain. — In a coal mine at Pontewydd where they had been 

 established for some years (Lucas, 1916). In the Pentre Pit mine 

 where they were abundant (Lucas, 1918). Abundant in a Welch 

 mine 2,166 feet below the surface (Lucas, 1925). This species was 



