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foreign merchandise, and fruits, such as bananas, but few authentic 

 records have been kept. 



Blattella germanica Linnaeus. 1767. Croton-bug:, Steam-fly, Rus- 

 sian Roacli, Prussian Roach. (Introduced). 



Linnaeus, Carl von. Syst. Nat. ed XII, Vol. 1, p. 668, (1767). 



This species occurs wild in woods in Russia as well as in Prussia and 

 must be considered as a "naturalised alien" on the North American Con- 

 tinent. It is the only species of roach which has become firmly estab- 

 lished in British Columbia. It is found in most cities and towns at 

 least in the southern half of the Province where it frequents dwelling 

 houses, particularly warm buildings such as bake-houses and hotel base- 

 ments. 



Locality records. Vancouver, 1901 (R. C. Treherne). Vernon, 1920; 

 Vict(n-ia, Vancouver, 1921 (E. R. Buckell). 



Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758. The American Roach. (In- 

 troduced). 



Linnaeus, Carl von. Syst. Nat. ed X, Vol. 1, p. 424 (1758). 



This large reddish brown roach is a native of tropical and subtropical 

 America. It is, however, cosmopolitan, and has spread to all parts of the 

 earth. It has been taken on the Vancouver wharves. 



Locality records. Vancouver. 



Panchlora cubensis Saussure, 1862. The Green Cuban Roach. (In- 

 troduced). 



Saussure H. de. Rev. et Mag. Zool., XIV, p. 230 (1862). 



This pale green roach is a tropical American species of wide distri- 

 bution. It is sometimes found in shipments of bananas at the Port of 

 Vancouver. 



Locality records. Vanc(niver, 1916 (R. C. Treherne). In bananas. 



Nyctibora noctivaga Rehn, 1902. The Great Brown Roach. (In- 

 troduced). 



Rehn, J. A. G. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, XXIX, p. 3 (1902). 



This large brown species is a native of Central America and Jamaica. 

 Occasional specimens are brought to the Port of Vancouver in foreign 

 cargoes. 



Locality records. Vancouver. 



Family 3. MANTIDAE 

 (The Soothsayers or Praying Insects) 



*"This family is composed of slow moving, elongate insects, the most 

 notable character of which is the possession of a front pair of legs so 

 modified as to be fitted for grasping and holding their prey. The old 

 name given to the group by Westwood Avas therefore Raptoria or 



*W. S. Blateliley, Orthoptera of North Eastern America, p. 115, 1920. 



