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Senegal, are species of the Orthopterus family, Hemimeridee, of which 

 little is known. They come near the Blattidx or Cockroaches, and 

 form a connecting link Isetween them and the Forjiculidai or Earwigs. 

 There are only two species known, and both are apterous insects. 



Walker described one species from "West Africa as Hcminierus 

 talpoides. Hagen, the most recent observer, nndoubtedly describes 

 another, which Sharpe calls H. hanscni. The ones taken by Dr. 

 Dutton are that species. Hansen's species was found on the rat-like 

 Cricetomys gamhianus in Equatorial West Africa. It occurred on a 

 few specimens only of the mammal, but when found was present in 

 consideralile numbers. It is recorded as running rapidly amongst the 

 hairs, and it is said to spring. The young are born inside the mother, 

 six at a time. What they feed on, their structure and economy, 

 require working out. They may be parasitic on other animtds 

 as w^ell. 



Worms sp. in the head of the common fly in India. — (Col. A. 

 Sanderson, Jersey.) 



EXPEET ADVICE ON FORESTRY IN THE OrANGE EiVER CoLONY. — 



(Mrs. H. F. Tylden, Chilham.) Advice was given to refer to 

 Mr. F. B. Smith, Administrator of Agriculture for the Transvaal. 



Window Flies and other household Diptera from Nigkria 

 AND the life-history OF SimuHum. — (Dr. Annett, School of 

 Pathology, University College, Liverpool.) A general account sent. 



Dhurra Aphis in the Sudan.— A serious attack still uudei- 

 investigation. (Dr. Balfour, (jordon Laboratories, Khartoum.) 



Phylloxera corticalis ATTACKING AND KILLING OAKS in the Vaal, 

 South Africa. — (Mr. Lounsbury, Government Entomologist, Cape 

 Colony.) (Under investigation.) 



An European Aphis {Ca/liptfrns qurrcvs, Kalt.) attacking Oaks 

 IN Cape Colony. — (Mr. Lounsbury, (Government Entomologist, Cape 

 Colonv.) 



