2 Lazwcnce Brnncr 



eluded, as may be observed, are of apparently undescribed forms 

 the characterization of which will come in a later paper now under 

 way. 



The present paper is composed of two parts : The first being 

 made up of synoptical keys for the determination of the orders, 

 suborders, families, and, in some instances, of the subfamilies of 

 the insects recorded. The second is the list of the forms found, 

 together with some synonymic notes and references, and the 

 localities where taken. It might well be said incidentally that 

 the study of the insect fauna of the Philippines and adjacent 

 islands has scarcely begun, if we are to judge from the status of 

 the group now under consideration. 



Before closing this brief introduction to a hastily prepared and 

 very imperfect paper I wish to thank the various persons who 

 have in any manner whatsoever aided me in gathering these data, 

 for without such aid the results could not have been anywhere 

 nearly as complete as they are. 



Lawrence Bruner 

 Lincoln, Nebraska, May, 1915. 



Synopsis of the Orders and Suborders of Orthopteroid Insects 



A. Tarsi normally five-jointed. 



b. Cerci distinctly segmented or jointed. 



c. Apterous, structure Thysanuran. Eyes small, with few facets. 

 Ovipositor of female exserted. Terrestrial, subterranean, 

 dwellers among rocks in darkness [Alberta, Canada]. 



Order Grylloblattaria. 

 cc. Normally winged, but frequentb^ with these organs subobsolete 

 or entirely missing. Structure not Thysanuran. Ovipositor 

 of female not exserted. 

 d. Eggs contained in a capsule or ootheca sometimes carried by 

 the female. Insects not social. Species represented only 

 bj' males and females. 

 e. Body oval, depressed, much broader than deep at the pos- 

 terior extremity of the prothorax. Head nearly hori- 

 zontal and wholly, or almost wholly, concealed beneath 

 the pronotum, the mouth posterior or infero-posterior 

 when at rest ; ocelli generally two in number. Pro- 

 notum clypeate, usually transverse. Legs depressed, 

 rather lengthily and numerously spined. Insects of 



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