1900.] INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS FEOM SOMALI I. AX D. .'"!.") 



Gtnaoantha sp. ? 



One immature female Erom the same locality as the preceding. 



This in all probability represents a new species, but I am not dis- 

 posed to describe and name a species of this very critical genus 

 from an immature female. It appears to be quite distinct from 

 any AVest-African species. 



7. OETHOPTERA. 

 By Malcolm Burnt, E.Z.S., F.E.S. 

 (Except Phasmatodea by Dr. C. Bruxxeb, von "Wattexwyl.) 



The collection of Orthoptera made by Mr. C. Y. A. Peel in 

 Somaliland is not large, but contains examples of a good number 

 of genera and species new to science. These are distributed as 

 follows : — 



Number 

 of species. New Genera. New Species. 



Blattodea 4 



Mmtodea 1 1 



Phasmatodea 3 1 2 



A'-ridiudea 15 1 2 



Locustodea 11 1 7 



Gryllodea 4 - 



Total 43 4 L2 



It will be noticed that there are no less than seven novelties 

 out of the eleven Locustodea captured, a high percentage, which is 

 probably due to the stationary li;il>its of these insects. Mosl of 

 these new -pecies are Pkemeropteridai t fur there are only one 

 Conocephalid and one Stenopelmatid, both of which are flightless 

 forms. 



The collection contains no f'orficularia. 



An account of a collection of Orthoptera made in Somaliland by 

 the late Prince Buspoli has been published by Kerr Dr. Bchultess 



Eechberg-Schindler. They are mostly of the same genera, but the 



species are different. This is especially noticeable among the new 

 forms. 



I take ibis opportunity of acknowledging my deep indebtedness 

 to Men- Dr. ( '. Brunner ?on Wattenwyl, Tor his invaluable assist- 

 ance in the identiiieation of many of the more difflcull and obscure 

 speci illy lor the determination ami descriptions of the 



uztoaea, upon which group his knowledge is unrivalled. 



H i. \ no d i. \. 



I'm LLODBOMIU) R. 



I- EHOF1 D \ \ i B \ \\';ilk. 



Bomaliland (April 18 to Aug. 7, I B95, or .Inner, to Oct. 20, 

 I 397). «'ne male. 



