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there. They are chiefly European species, hut there is one cock- 

 roach that was previously known from Bombay ; but with many 

 cockroaches and some earwigs locahty is of no account, for they 

 spread with trade all over the world to such an extent that it is 

 sometimes doubtful whence they originally came. It is in- 

 teresting to find the Egyptian Tryxalis j^haraonis, Khig, in the 

 Persian Gulf; it is not found in Europe. 



The collection includes seventeen specimens and ten species, 

 of which there are two Blattodea, two Mantodea, four Acridiodea, 

 one of the Locustodea, and one of the Gryllodea. There were 

 also a few aquatic Ehynchota, which Mr. G. W. Kirkaldy tells me 

 are lianatra vicina, Sign., and Bciosto>na niloticuiii, Stal, which 

 are species which one would expect from the neighbourhood. The 

 following is an account of the Orthoptera : — 



lletcioijmnia (Ft/i/ptutca, Linn. One male. Occurs also in Southern 

 Europe from Spain to Greece, in the north of Africa, Asia Minor, 

 Syria, Rhodes, and the Amoor district (Biunner). 



Feriplancta monocliroma, Walk. One male. Apparently allied to 

 /*. pallipalpis, Serv. Also from Bombay (Brit. Mus. Coll.). 



Mantis ri'U<jios((, Linn. One mutilated female. Occurs also in 

 Southern and Central Europe, in Asia from Hindustan to Java, and 

 in Africa to Zanzibar (Bruuner); also in the Canary Islands, China, 

 Cyprus, Corea, Afghanistan, Silhet, Behar, and the East Indies (Brit. 

 Mus. Coll.). 



Kmpusa pennicoiiiis, Pall. One specimen. Also from South 

 Russia (Burm. Kittary), Sarepta on the Volga (Eversm.), and Turkey 

 (Burm.). 



Tiyxalis iihaiau)iis, Klug. One female. Also from Egypt (Klug). 



Kpaciornia tiuindus {?), Fabr. = tricolor i pes, Burm. One female. 

 Widely distributed over Eastern Asia and Australia. It is with a 

 little hesitation tbat I refer it to tliis species, but the specimen seems 

 to be hardly difi'erent from individuals from Mindoro in my collection. 



Opoiiiala (i/lindriai, Marschall. Two females. Also from Minorca 

 (Bob), Sicily, Greece (Brunner), Beyrout (Coll. mea). 



Acriilium iP(iyptiuin, Linn. Two females, showing great difference 

 in size. Length of body, 46 mm. and 66 mm. ; length of elytra, 

 51 mm. and 67'5 mm. ; length of post-femora, 26 mm. and 33 mm. ; 

 expanse of elytra, 110 mm. and 111 mm. This species is the largest 

 of the European Acridiodea ; it is common in Southern Europe, but 

 does not commit any serious damage in spite of its size. It occurs in 

 the Kirghis steppes, but Bruuner remarks, " Further east into Asia it 

 is as little known to me as it is in Central or South Africa." It is 

 occasionally imported into this country in vegetables. 



J kxticHs (illiifruns, Fabr. Two females. This fine species is com- 

 mon in tbe Mediterranean region and in Asia Minor. It extends as 

 far as the Ural Mountains (Eversm.). It has once been taken in 

 England, at Ramsgate, but probably escaped from a passing vessel. 



Grijllotalpa grtjllotolpa, Linn. One male and four females. Com- 

 mon iu Europe, west of Asia and North Africa. The alhed G. uni- 

 spinoiit, Sauss., is found in Turkestan, and G. africimi(,F.-B., is found 



