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December 26, 1878, and is given on the authority of the late 
Dr Samuel Kneeland. Again in 1879 a female was found alive 
with numerous young in a house at Salem, Mass. In both of the 
above mentioned cases the insect was identified as Panchlora 
nivea Linn. A specimen was also 
fanen by Dr Carl). -Gissler* of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., September 21, 1890. 
It has also been recorded from 
Porto Rico, 7 
Description. This slender species 
is a rather fragile, light green, yellow 
margined form with the thinner por- 
tions of the wings transparent. It 
is nearly an inch long and has the 
long, slender, pale yellowish antennae 
characteristic of this. group, the ter- UAE 
minal segments of which are in- Fic. 10° Green cockroach, enlarged. 
E : : (Original) 
teresting, since they are strongly 
constricted at the base and thus subsessile. The legs and under- 

surface are pale yellowish green. 
The young, as noted by Dr Howard, are light brown and are 
remarkable in that the body becomes broader posteriorly. 
Life history and habits. This species, aside from being a 
tropical form, is particularly interesting because of its viviparous 
habits, most cockroaches producing large, characteristic odtheca. It 
is a tropical form and the abundance of constantly warm houses, 
not to mention greenhouses, should render it comparatively 
easy for this species to maintain itself in our climate, particularly 
when reinforced by frequent importations as appears to be the 
case at the present time. This or an allied form, according to 
Malcomb Burr, is occasionally found in Europe, being brought 
from South America. 
Bibliography 
1890 Smith, J. B. Psyche, 5:405. (Recorded from Boston and Salem, 
Mass., as. anmehlora.nivea ) 
1891 Riley, C. V. Insect Life, 3:356. (Recorded from Brooklyn. Ob- 
servations on life history, as Panchlora viridis); 3:443-44. 
(Brief general illustrated account) 
1903 Rehn, J. A. G. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 19:285. (Distribution) 
