18 THE KNTOMOLOGIST. 
On September 4th a female seemed unwell, but nevertheless ate 
a good amount of rose-leaf; the next day, however, it was dead. 
The remaining example, a male, was ‘‘ killed”’ in the cyanide- 
bottle on September 20th and sent to Mr. G. T. Lyle, together 
with a hymenopteron which appeared to have been bred from it. 
Mr. Lyle said :—‘‘ On its arrival | noticed that its antenne were 
moving, and to-day (the 22nd) on opening the box I was 
surprised to see it jump out; this evening it seems quite well.” 
The hymenopteron was a Braconid of the genus Aphidius, 
probably A. rose, a particularly common insect. No doubtit was 
bred from an Aphis accidentally introduced with the rose-leaves, 
on which the grasshopper was fed; the Aphis, however, was not 
noticed. Phasgonura viridissima, Linn., a female, was captured 
by one of the Norfolk Yeomanry in a hayfield near Felixstowe in 
Suffolk, about September 24th, and was given to me by Mr. 
G. H. Gurney. 
Acridiodea.—Gomphocerus maculatus, Thunb., was mature in 
the New Forest on June 20th, and on the same day there was 
much chirping of grasshoppers in Wilverley Inclosure. On 
June 22nd I took a mature T’etrix bipunctatus, Linn. Writing 
on July 29th, Mr. C. W. Bracken said:—‘‘ Tetrix subulatus, 
Linn., seems very uncommon near Plymouth; I could not get 
one, even at Widemouth, last summer. I can get 7’. bipunctatus 
in woods near Plymouth at any time.” Ata spot not far from 
Holmsley in the New Forest I found 7’. subulatus plentiful on 
August 20th. JT. bipunctatus was also present. ‘There were 
also many nymphs (some quite small) probably belonging to 
both species. I took most of the specimens of TJ’. subulatus by 
sweeping in marshy spots. The males are very small, and 
seem to be in general dark and uniformly coloured. The 
females are larger and more robust, and have more conspicuous 
markings. There is a well-marked form of the female with a 
circular whitish patch on the anterior broad part of the 
pronotum. A specimen of this form was kept alive. I gave itno 
special food, but perhaps it fed on some damp Sphagnum with it 
in the box. It was very lively when examined on December 22nd, 
but was dead when I looked at it on January 8rd, 1915. 
T’. subulatus and T’. bipunctatus were again taken by sweeping in 
this locality on September 7th. 
Mecostethus grossus, Linn., was taken several times in the 
New Forest towards the end of August and at the beginning of 
September. Many were small, and females were seldom, if ever, 
seen. One that flew near me had its legs stretched out behind 
it, like those of a heron on the wing. Stenobothrus lineatus, 
Panz., Gomphocerus rufus, Linn., and G. maculatus were sent 
to me by Dr. T. A. Chapman, having been taken at Buckland 
Hill near Reigate during the first week in October. The first 
two are amongst our less common grasshoppers. 
