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Additional notes on Vol. II. 



The genus Ephippigera of Serville seems properly establish- 

 ed and should be used in place of Ephippigerida Buysson. 

 Ephippigera was first proposed by Latreille in 1825 but lacked 

 validity, having no species included in it. Serville validated 

 the name in 183 1 by including under it several valid species. 



Orocharis terebrans Saussure & Zehntner"" was omitted 

 from the catalogue. 



The genus Platyxyphus of Walker is properly established, 

 being the raising of Haan's species platyxyphus to generic 

 rank. The genus is valid, in spite of Walker's apparent hazi- 

 ness regarding the matter, and the type is Gryllus platyxyphus 

 Haan. This genus antedates and replaces the genus Ptero- 

 plistes of Brunner and the three species listed under that genus 

 should be catalogued under Platyxyphus, and Pteroplistes 

 sunk in synonymy under that genus. 



Pseudonemobius Saussure, p. 13 of Kirby, should be used 

 in place of Paranemobius as this last name is an error and is 

 corrected in the list of errors in the back of the work in which 

 it is made. Besides the name Paranemobius is a nomen 

 nudum, occurring only in a table of genera and without cita- 

 tion of described species. Paranemobius was, however, giv- 

 en standing by Bolivar in 1900 and thus preoccupies the Para- 

 nemobius of Alfken described in 1901. Kirby has replaced 

 Alfken's genus by Caconemobius. 



Gryllus lineaticeps Walker, 1869, is preoccupied by Gryllus 

 lineaticeps Stal, 1858. Walker's type is apparently lost as it 

 is not marked as present in the British Museum. A new name 

 for it is needed if it is to remain in our lists as a valid species, 

 but, owing to its doubtful status, I think it best to consider it 

 eligible for listing only as an unrecognizable species. 



Pterolepis caucasica Fischer is listed on p. 180 under the 

 genus Paradrymadusa and on p. 199 under the genus Pholi- 

 doptera. The former is the proper disposition. 



The genus Thliboscelus of Serville was established with a 

 single included species, the Locusta camcllifolia of Fabricius. 



"Biol. Cent-Amer., Orth., vol. i. p. 277 (1897/ 



