THE Be UOTE 
Vou. XLIT.] AUGUST, 1909, [No. 555 
ORTHOPTERA IN 1908. 
By W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S. 
Bur little of special interest seems to have come under ob- 
servation during 1908 in connection with the British Orthoptera. 
All we can say is that we have obtained a little more informa- 
tion as to the range of the species, and that some additions, also 
slight, have been made to our knowledge in regard to their 
habits. 
Harwies.—On August 10th three specimens of Labidura 
riparia, one being a large male, were captured four or five miles 
from the spot on the shore near Bournemouth where they are 
usually found, and on August 12th Mr. A. H. Hamm obtained a 
specimen at a spot between these two localities. In life these 
earwigs are of a dirty cream tint, with a little darker colouring 
in places, and therefore are extremely well hidden from casual 
observation by their resemblance to the pale yellow sand which 
fringes the shore. They do not, however, lay themselves open 
to detection, as they remain in hiding during the day. One of 
those captured on August 10th was set free, when it ran very 
rapidly over the sand and soon found a crevice in which to hide. 
Feeding of course takes place at night. The large male, as well 
as the third one mentioned above, were kept alive under observa- 
tion, being fed on animal food. The male ate rapidly off a 
small portion of kipper given it, and was equally satisfied with 
whiting. It fed freely also for a time off a fragment of rabbit. 
Although it attacked white of egg, it appeared to have no great 
liking for it. On my return they were taken to Kingston, but on 
September 27th the large individual was found to ‘have almost 
entirely consumed the smaller one, although they had been living 
together for some time. In November the survivor paid a visit 
to South Woodford for a week or two, Mr. Main wishing to 
obtain its portrait. At the beginning of December it did not 
appear to be feeding. When food was placed in the box with it 
no movement was made at first, but in one to two minutes 
it roused. itself, waved its antenne, turned towards and then 
ENTOM.—auaustT, 1909. R 
