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Lobolampra subaptera 

 France. — Under stones and dead leaves, always rare (Chopard, 

 1947)- 



Loboptera decipiens 



France. — All stages common beneath stones (Blair, 1922). Under 

 stones and dead leaves (Chopard, 1947). 



Maltese Islands. — Quite common in open country under stones 

 (Valletta, 1955). 



Dalmatia. — On seashores under rocks and seaweed cast up on shore 

 (Bei-Bienko, 1950). 



Loboptera thaxteri 



Argentina. — Common in rubbish and leaf litter in small woodlot 

 (Hebard, 1932), 



Lobopterella dimidiatipes 



Hawaii. — Abundant in wet districts, both in lowlands and to a con- 

 siderable altitude in the forests, under trash, stones, boards, etc. (Wil- 

 liams et al., 1931). Often it is found with nymphs of Periplaneta 

 australasiae (Fullaway and Krauss, 1945). 



Lophoblatta arawaka 



Trinidad. — On grass, maize, and cut sugarcane fodder ; under 

 vegetable and garden refuse; under old cacao (Princis and Kevan, 

 1955)- 



Macropanesthia rhinocerus 



Australia. — Infrequently seen during dry season from March to 

 October. "They burrow quite deeply, about two feet below the sur- 

 face of the sandy soil in stands of cypress pine {Callitris sp.). They 

 make a nest of dead leaves, grass roots, etc., frequently among the 

 pine roots. The young nymphs rarely appear above ground, but fol- 

 lowing rain the adults burrow to the surface, especially at night. . . . 

 This species is also found in the brigalow {Acacia harpophylla) scrub 

 about 70 miles west of Rockhampton, Queensland, and on Fraser 

 Island off the Coast of Queensland" (Henson in Day, 1950). 



Megaloblatta blaberoides 



Panama. — Under bark on tree (Hebard, 1920). 

 Ecuador. — Under a dense pile of dead leaves around base of tree 

 (Campos R., 1926). 



