INSECTS 



recorded, but is almost certain to occur, as we have notices of its capture 

 all round the borders of the county. The rare ' Wartbiter,' Decticus 

 verrucivorus, L., has been taken in Hampshire and in Kent, and so should 

 be looked for in Sussex ; it is one of our finest British insects, and would 

 form a handsome addition to the local fauna. 



Of the more interesting species which are on the list, we may 

 mention Forficula lesnei^ Finot., an earwig apparently widely distributed 

 in the southern counties of England and in the corresponding parts of 

 northern France. Two native cockroaches, Ectobia lapponica, L., and E. 

 livida, Fabr., have been taken in several localities, but E. parizeri, Steph., 

 has only been noticed once. Two of the less abundant grasshoppers, 

 Stenobothrus lineatus, Panz., and S. elegans, Charp., appear to be fairly 

 widely distributed, as also Gomphocerus rufus^ L., which is far from a 

 common species. Two or three migratory locusts, which are occasional 

 accidental visitors to our shores, are on record. A curious and very 

 pretty little long-horned grasshopper, Xiphidhim dorsale, Latr., is one of 

 the most interesting on the list ; it is a species very locally distributed 

 and nowhere common ; it should be sought for by sweeping among 

 reeds. Finally the well known Mole Cricket [Gryllotalpa gryllotalpd) is 

 only recorded once, and collectors should keep a sharp look-out for so 

 interesting an insect. 



To two gentlemen, Mr. H. L. F. Guermonprez of Bognor, and the 

 Rev. E. N. Bloomfield of Guestling, we are indebted for most of the 

 localities, and their records are marked respectively by (G) and (B). 

 Where no authority is quoted, the captures are my own or are well 

 known records in the magazines. 



FORFICULARIA 



Earwigs 



Labia minor, L, The Lesser Earwig is fairly common in the early 

 summer. It has been taken in Sussex (B), at Bognor (G), and by Mr. 

 Claude Morley at Brighton and Polegate. Forficula auricularia, L. The 

 Common Earwig is abundant everywhere. Forficula lesnei, Finot. This 

 earwig has been taken in some numbers in different parts of Kent, 

 Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and Dorsetshire. In Sussex it has been 

 taken at Selsea (4, vi. 97, G.) and at Pagham (3i,viii. 01, G.), always by 

 sweeping. 



BLATTODEA 



Cockroaches 



Ectobiida. Ectobia lapponica, L. Beaten from trees at Slindon, also 

 Cocking Down and Dane Wood, Eartham (G). E. livida, Fabr. This 

 species occurs in several places in Sussex ; Itchenor, Bognor, Slindon, 

 Eartham, Charlton Forest, Fair Mile, Dane Wood, and Cocking (G) ; 

 Hastings district (B). E. panzeri, Steph. Camber (B). 



