Phalangopsis annuUpes, Sew., is coumiou in my house, aud is a curious aud 

 beautiful species, performing the same functions as the house-cricket in 

 Europe. Its feeble chirp, uttered at considerable intervals, may be heard 

 throughout the night, and I have learned to distinguish it from that of the 

 small musical toad, and other nocturnal sounds. Both sexes are apterous. 

 It is imperfectly described by Serville from the larva only. A species of 

 Brachytryp)es is frequent here under stones, forming burrows like those 

 of Gryllus campestris. Platyphyllum coriaceum, L., I met with twice in 

 Martinique. Conoceplialus maxillosus, Serv., and PJtylloptera cassinlfolia, 

 Serv., both fly to lamps at night in Antigua. About six species oi Blattidcc 

 are very conspicuous, and two of them {Periplaneta Americana, L., and 

 Panchlora Madera;, F.), if not more, are common household pests. The 

 latter is known here as " the drummer," from its making a very peculiar 

 noise at night, resembling that of a very distant Nightjar. I have not yet 

 discovered how this sound is produced, for the insects are silent if they find 

 themselves observed, and those which I kept in confinement were uniformly 

 mute. A species of Bacillus occurs on the mountains both here and in 

 Martinique : I have both sexes from Mt. Pelee. Lastly, an apterous 

 Forjicula, with white rings on the antennae, inhabits Antigua, being every- 

 where frequent under stones. 



Hymenoptera. 



The Tenthredinidoi and Cynipid(B are not to be found. The Ichneu- 

 monidcs seem to be very scantily represented, and the absence .of these 

 and other parasitical tribes may account for the astonishing numbers of 

 Lepidoptera. Two species of Ichneiviionido! have fallen in my way — 

 Henicospilus flavus, F., which is somewhat common, aud one of the Cavipo- 

 plex group, rufous with a black metathorax and no areolet, probably- 

 constituting a new genus. Evania lavigata, Latr., may be found wherever 

 cockroaches harbour. Of the Braconidce I have taken a new Chelonus, 

 which swarmed on flowers in July, and a nondescript pale fulvous insect 

 allied to it, and which flies only at night. Two fine Bracons occurred in 

 the forests of Martinique, a new Spathius, and a single minute Microgaster. 

 A single Clialcls occurred in August, being the only specimen of that 

 numerous family which I have seen. The Oxyura are absent, except a 

 single Gonatopus from Antigua, and the same remark applies to the 

 ChrysidldcB. 



Sphex crucis, St. F. Not uncommon in Martinique. 



Pelopceus lunatus, F. Abundant, forming its nests on the roofs and walls 

 of buildings, provisioned with paralysed spiders, usually all of one species 

 in the same nest. Martinique and Antigua. 



Monedula signata, Latr. Frequents the sandy shores of Antigua, and has 

 the habits of Bemhex in the South of Europe. It flies with inconceivable 



