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beyond disc yellowish green ; the following more or less irregular 

 black lines : three within, and a double one closing cell, the third 

 from base within cell being continued to near submedian nervule, 

 two beyond cell from near costa to submedian ; some obscure sub- 

 apical brownish spots and an obscure submarginal line of the same 

 colour. Hind wing with ground colour as in fore wing ; four irre- 

 gular black lines crossing wing, of which the outer is the most 

 distinct ; a faint double black line closing cell ; some postdiscal 

 obscure brown lunules and a submarginal line of a similar colour ; a 

 submarginal series of white spots, all of which, excepting the two 

 upper ones, are outwardly edged first with pale blue, then black. 



This species may be distinguished from C. fervens, Butl., by 

 its much smaller size, the former averaging 96 mm., while the 

 new species averages 76 mm. The ground colour of the under 

 side of C. fervens is different, being much redder, and the linear 

 black markings are edged with white, this not being so in 

 C. mitschkei ; from C. enganicus, Fruhs., to which it appears to 

 me to be the nearest, it may be separated by the outer black line 

 of both wings below being quite well defined, and the blue-edged 

 spots of hind wing below smaller. 



ORTHOPTEEA IN 1912. (SUPPLEMENTARY LIST.) 

 By W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S. 



Mr. F. W. Frohawk has given me a few earwigs [Forjicula 

 auriciilaria) which he captured in the Scilly Islands under pieces 

 of rock in October, 1912. Though they were not picked speci- 

 mens, most were large, one or two being var. forcipata. A rather 

 large male had one branch of its callipers extremely short and 

 bent downwards, the other being about normal. 



Mr. B. S. Harwood sent me the following short list for 

 1912. Forjicula auricidana var. forcipata and near it. F. lesnei, 

 obtained at Colchester by beating. Ectohius panzeri, at Clacton- 

 on-Sea in August. Ectohius perspicillaris (^ livida), one taken 

 by his brother at Bournemouth. Gryllus domesticus, in a bake- 

 house at Colchester. NemohiiLS sylvestris, taken by his brother 

 in the New Forest in October. Leptophyes punctatissimus, several 

 at Colchester by beating various trees in August and September. 

 Meconema thalassinum, not uncommon at Colchester by beating 

 various trees in August and September. Conocephalus dorsalis, 

 North Essex coast, September 7th, several, both male and female. 

 Phasgomira viridissima, two or three in damp meadows at 

 Colchester in August. Pholidoptera griseo-aptera (= cinereus), 

 at Colchester on nettles, &c., till well on into October : nymphs 

 in June and July. Metrioptera alhopiinctata (= grisea), two at 

 Colchester on restharrow in August. Metrioptera roeselii, at 

 Colchester; nymphs noticed on June 24tb; four female imagines 



