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ley's "Cruise of H.M.S. Curacoa," 1873, describes some new Australian 

 species, and gives diagnoses of some previously known, 18 in all, which 

 are beautifully represented by three coloured plates. 



Order Neuroptera. — The number of described species of this 

 order known to occur in South Australia is only ten. The chief work 

 in which species are diagnosed are : — King's " Coasts of Australia ; " 

 Appendix by W. Sharp MacLeay ; (five dragonflies catalogued, three new.) 

 Adam White, in " Eyre's Exped. into C. Australia," describes and figures 

 a neuropter, probably South Australian. (*) " Catalogue of Neuropter- 

 ous Insects," by F. Walker, 4 parts, 1852-53, contains descriptions of 

 eight South Australian species. (*) " Catalogue of Termitina," by Dr. 

 Hagen, 1858 ; "New Genera and Species of Neuropterous Insects, &c," 

 by McLachlan, in (t) " Proc. Linnean Soc, vol, ix, 1866 ; and " On a 

 Systematic Classification of the Ascalaphidag.' by the same author, loc. 

 cit, vol. xi., 1873. In the latter part specific characters are given of four 

 South Australian species, two of which had been previously undescribed. 



Order Diptera. — (*)" List of Dipterous Insects" — F. Walker, 

 seven parts, 12 mo., 1848-1855. This work contains the names' of 

 338 Australian species of flies, 184 of which are described as new kinds. 

 South Australia is represented by eight species only, four of which are 

 new ; but Mr. Tepper informs me that he has 80 species of the order in 

 his local collection, Frequent reference is made by Mr. Walker in con- 

 nection with the Australian forms to Macquart's. Diptera Exotica and 

 Supplement. 



Order. Orthoptera. — The chief works relating to Australian 

 insects of the family of the cockroaches are : — Saussure, Revue Zoologie, 

 vol. xvi., and Melanges Orthopterologiques (1863-72); Wattemoyle, 

 Noveau Systeme des Blattaires; (*) Walker, Catalogue of Blattariss, 8-vo., 

 1868, and Supplement 1869. 



The two volumes by Mr. Walker contain all the recorded species up 

 to date, 111 of which are Australian. Diagnoses are given of forty-eight 

 species, five of which are from this province ; the total South Australian 

 forms are eight. 



The " Catalogue of Dermaptera Saltatoria," F. Walker, five vols., 

 8-vo., 1869-1871, deals with the remaining families of the order Ortho- 

 ptera, and includes the crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, &c. The number 

 of Australian species is 160, of which 124 are fully described in that 

 work ; for the rest reference is given to Serville, Hist. Orth., and Erichson's 

 " Archiv f . Naturgeschicht." The number recorded from South Aus- 



