28 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I4I 



Derocalymma porcellio 



Northern Kenya. — Taken in upland grassland and bush (Kevan 

 and Chopard, 1954). 



Deropeltis autraniana 

 Northern Kenya. — In thorn-bush country (Kevan and Chopard, 

 1954). 



Deropeltis melanophila 



Northern Kenya. — "Very commonly found at the base of tufts of 

 grass and other debris, the apterous female particularly in the latter 

 situation" ; in upland grassland near forest ; in thorn-bush country 

 (Kevan and Chopard, 1954). 



Deropeltis nigrita 



Northern Kenya. — Taken in upland grassland and bush (Kevan 

 and Chopard, 1954). 



Eremoblatta subdiaphana 



U.S.A. — Apparently found in greatest abundance in the extreme 

 desert conditions of the southwestern United States (Hebard, 1917). 

 Two small groups of males were observed in the midst of the sandy 

 desert north of Yuma, Ariz. ; these insects alternately flew and ran 

 over the sand in the hot sun while headed in a southwesterly direction 

 (Wheeler, 1911). 



Euandroblatta palpalis 

 Northern Kenya. — In desert-grass and thorn-bush country (Kevan 

 and Chopard, 1954). 



Heterogamodes rugosa 



Northern Kenya. — "All from desert grass and thorn bush (on 

 sand)." It was stated (under discussion of Tivia fulva) that Hetero- 

 gamodes females live more or less buried in the sand (Kevan and 

 Chopard, 1954). 



Namablatta bitaeniata 



Southzvestcrn Africa. — Limited in distribution to the more arid por- 

 tions, being peculiar to extreme desert conditions (Rehn, 1937). 



Nauphoeta punctipennis 



Northern Kenya. — In desert grass and thorn bush ; "probably the 

 commonest of all the medium-sized cockroaches occurring in the area 



