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species, but the antonniP arc also distinctly lon,f?cr in proportion in 

 the two sexes in N. lnui/icontis, and the elytra and wings, thou.<fli 

 al)l)reviated, are always sonicwhat better developed than in S. jiaral- 

 Irliis, often completely. The neuration of the elytra is an important 

 point, thou,i>]i not always easy to observe, but the difference in the 

 valves of the ovipositor is very striking. In the dried specimens, espe- 

 cially, the long valves of <S'. loiv/iconiis are noticeable at once. It is very 

 probable that many of the references to Stoiohtit/ints ^lamUditH, Zett. 

 var. )ii(iitt(()iiix, C'harp., really refer to S. hnii/icDntis, and it is not 

 unlikely that the var. c.riiliratKs, Selys, also refers to this species. It 

 appears certain that DuDitdims must no longer be regarded as a variety 

 of N. jiaralh'liis, but as a synonym of N. I(i)ii/inir)iis. The name 

 ('xjiliratii>s, Selys, remains for the form of N. /'((nilldiis with perfectly- 

 developed wings and elytra, while the intermediate form lias no name 

 attached to it, and it is perhaps as Avell. The curious part of it all is 

 thit A'-) i'Uti'ii loH'/i ■(irnis, Litr., ha^ always biisn considered a synonym 

 of N. jiarallrhiK, Zett., although published 23 years earlier. The name 

 Injiijirdnn's should have stood in any case. 



The Orthoptera of the Channel Islands. 



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



The Orthoptera of Guernsey and Alderney have been admirably 

 explored by Mr. Luff, but have apparently not yet been systematically 

 collected in Jersey. I have received several specimens from the latter 

 island from Mr. B. 0. Cartwright. It is possible, therefore, that the 

 following notes may be of interest, as there are one or two species 

 recorded from these islands that are not known in Great Britain : 



Fm-finila aiiiinilaria, L., seems to be common in all the islands ; 

 common in Guernsey and Alderney (Luff"). The var. fiinipata, 

 Hteph., has heen taken by Mr. Luff' on the islands of Lihon and 

 Chapelle Dom Hue, but not in the adjacent parts of Guernsey {I-!nt. 

 Mo. Mcuj., vii., 1H96, p. 20). TAihia vii)wr,Jj. — Mr. Luff' tells me that 

 this species is abundant in gardens in Guernsey ; it probably occurs 

 also in other islands. Ketobia lirida, Fabr. — Common in Guernsey 

 and Alderney (Luff) ; l\Ir. Luff' has kindly given me a pair, and I have 

 also received a pair from Guernsey from Mr. S. L. Mosley. l-'.ctnhia 

 ixnncri, Steph. — Guernsey, common in Alderney (Luff") ; two specimens 

 which ]Mr. Luff' has been so kind as to send me are of the ordinary 

 British form, and do not approach the var. nii/riiJi's, Hteph. I'/n/Un- 

 iln»iiia (iciiiKDu'ca, L., I'tiiplamta orioitalis, L., and P. (Diui-iciOHi, L., 

 occur in Guernsey (Luff). It is interesting to find the two Ectobias 

 in these islands. Very probably K. la/i/Kiiiira will be taken later, most 

 likely in Jersey. 



Stotohnfhnis hiciilor, Charp. — Abundant in Guernsey (Luff) ; 

 common in Jersey (Cartwright), Stnuihothnis rat/ans, Fieb. — Appa- 

 rently fairly common in Jersey (Cartwright) ; this species doe:5 not 

 occur in Great Britain, but is widely distributed throughout Central 

 Europe in dry and barren places. Stmidhot/inis Iiarnmrrhaidal in, Chary). 

 — Gne specimen from Jersey (Cartwriglit) ; this species also is widely 

 distributed through Central I'hn-ope, but does not occur in Great 

 Britain ; it is quite possible that both the above species may be 

 recorded from the southern counties of England or Ireland if carefully 



