292 THE entomologist's eecoed. 



was not noticed, as though the pair were observed for hours, the $ 

 apparently would not allow the <? to accomplish the act. She tried 

 hard to escape, swimming rapidly round and endeavouring to jerk the 

 S' off, sweeping away the penis when in position with her posterior 

 legs. The 3" occasionally applied the claw of the posterior leg to the 

 posterior part of the ? . In this case the ? evidently exercised consider- 

 able choice, the <y being apparently distasteful to her. It is perhaps 

 worthy of record as a case in favour of " sexual selection." — Horace 

 DoNiSTHOBPE, F.Z.S.,F.E.S., 58, Kensington Mansions. Se2}tember, 1900. 



®RTHOPTERA. 

 Orthojtera collected near Innsbruck. 



By MALCOLM BUEE, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



During a short stay in the hills above Innsbruck, towards the end 

 of July last, I took a few species of Orthoptera. Undoubtedly the 

 most interesting form taken is StenohotliruH lonf/icornis, Latr. This 

 species has hitherto only been taken in north central France, and in 

 Belgium. Its occurrence in the Tirol shows that it only requires 

 search, and careful discrimination from the closely allied S. parallelas, 

 with which it is almost always confused. As has been before pointed out 

 {E7it. liec, xi., pp. 244-2J:5) it has been amalgamated by authors with 

 its ally, and separated by Finot. It has since been shown by M. 

 Lameere [Ann. Soc. Ent. Bel;/., 1900, xliv., p. 7) to occur in Belgium. 

 Its capture in the Tirol shows that it is widely distributed, and it is 

 almost certain to be a native of this country. The collection works 

 out as follows : 



FoRFicuLARiA : Fovficula auricularia, L. — Amras (2070ft.), in the 

 valley near Innsbriick. 



AcRiDioDEA : Mecostcthns f/wftsus, L. — Very numerous in a marshy 

 field above Amras, at about 2600ft. Chrywchraon bracliyptevm, Ocsk. — ■ 

 Fairly common about Igls (2900ft.). Stennhothrm lineatm, Panz. — • 

 Very numerous around Igls ; less so on the Patscherkofel, up to about 

 SOOOffc., July 22nd. S. ni(/ro)iiaculatns, Kr. — One ? at Igls, July 23rd. 

 S. moiio, Fabr. — Fairly common around Igls. S. ajnicariiis, L. — 

 Common around Igls. ^S'. viridnlas, L. — Numerous on the Patscher- 

 kofel at about 4-5000ft. S. rufipes, Zett. — Fairly numerous around 

 Igls. S. bicolor, Charp. — Common at Igls, Amras, and on the 

 Patscherkofel. S. hiijuttulas, L. — One ? at Igls, July 23rd. S. 

 parallelas, Zett. — Amras, Igls, common, var. alis jierfeetis expUcatis, 

 Igls, 1 ^ ; Amras, 4 <? s, 1 5 . This form, which is by no means 

 cominon, was found with the following. S. lonrjicorms, Latr. — Igls, 

 2 (3^ s; Amras, 4 (^ s, 1 ? ; this species, referred to above, occurred in a 

 marshy spot, together with the variety above mentioned of S. parallehiR, 

 Locasta cantans and 2Iecostethns //rossus. It is instructive to find this 

 form in exactly the same locality as the fully-winged variety of *S'. 

 pamllelu^, Avhich is a kind of intermediate form between it and the 

 typical S. parallebis. The distinction, which is about as subtle as that 

 between ;S'. bicolor and S. bit/nttnlus, is most noticeable in the 5 , where 

 the valves of the ovipositor are very long and marked ; the difference 

 in the neuration which is slight, may well vary to some extent. 

 GompJiocerus sibiricufi, L. — Very numerous on the Patscherkofel at about 

 1500ft. G. maculatUH, Thunb. — Common on the hills at the back 



