64 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL, I4I 



fumaroles where a railroad fill was burning internally (Davis, 1927), 

 Common n palm trees along the gulf coast of Texas, where they 

 often fly around street lights at night (Zimmern in Gould and Deay, 

 1940). 



Periplaneta australasiae 



Bermuda. — Very abundant under stones (Rehn, 1910). 



Jamaica. — Under bark of dead tree and under bases of leaves of 

 coconut palms (Rehn and Hebard, 1927). 



Virgin Islands, St. Croix. — Common in sugarcane fields and in 

 woodlands (Beatty, 1944). 



Florida. — Juveniles under bark of dead logs of Pinus caribaea 

 (Hebard, 1915). Frequently found under signs on trees near borders 

 of towns; under bases of dead petioles of cabbage palmetto (Hebard, 

 1917). Beneath logs, burlap bags, and other cover in old orange 

 orchards (Blatchley, 1920). 



Marquesas Islands. — Under coconut fronds and grass (Hebard, 



1935)- 



Nihoa Island. — Nymphs only, on Sida, Pritchardia, bunch grass, 

 and about camp (Bryan, 1926). 



Periplaneta brunnea 



Georgia. — Under signs on oaks (Rehn and Hebard, 1916). 

 Florida. — Beneath bark of stump (Blatchley, 1920). 



Periplaneta fuliginosa 



Southeastern and southern U.S. — "This species is usually encoun- 

 tered out of doors, in or near towns. Over its range it is frequently 

 found under signs on trees" (Hebard, 1917). 



Phidon (?) dubius 



Chile. — Collected from mosses and lichens on tree trunks (Princis, 

 1952). 



Phoraspis spp. 



Brazil and Guiana. — In grasslands, plantations of maize, sugarcane, 

 and other plants on the borders of forests ; the cockroaches were 

 always found between the leaves which form the branches of the 

 plants (Doumerc in Blanchard, 1837). 



Phyllodromica brevipennis 



Asia Minor and western Europe. — On ground among grasses ; under 

 moss and brushwood in mountain meadows (Bei-Bienko, 1950). 



