16 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan., ’o8 
Notes on the Orthoptera of Raleigh, North Carolina. 
By C. S. BRIMLEy. 
The following notes on our Orthoptera relate chiefly to the 
seasonal distribution of the different species and the various 
situations in which they are found. 
Family FORFICULIDAZ 
Anisolabis azteca so far only found under stones in Novem- 
ber. Labia minor attracted to lights in summer, and once 
found under rubbish in winter. Spongophora brunneipennis 
under bark of dead oaks in both summer and winter, nymphs 
also taken at the latter season. 
Family BLATTIDZE 
Ischnoptera major is found in both the adult and nymphal 
stages under the loose bark of dead pines, both prostrate and 
upright, and also under the bark of stumps. It seems to prefer 
the space under the bark to be rather damp. | 
Ischnoptera couloniana is found in both stages under loose 
bark of upright dead pines, and only when the apate under 
the bark is dry. 
Our other native roaches, viz. : Ischnoptera uhleriana, I. john- 
soni, Temnopteryx deropeltiformis, Kakerlac schaefferi, and 
Ceratinoptera lutea are all found under the thick covering of 
pine straw lying on the ground in pine woods. © 
The seasonal range of our native roaches appears to be much 
the same with all our species, viz.: from May to August, al- 
though the last four named have so far been only observed up 
to late June or early July. 
Family PHASMIDZE 
Our three specimens of Diapheromera femorata were taken 
in September and October. 
Family MANTID/ 
Mantis carolina flies at dusk from the end of August to the 
middle of October. The egg masses are attached to twigs or 
not unfrequently to the trunk of a dead tree under the loose 
bark. 
