1040 The American Naturalist. [November 
ORTHOPTERA. 
WHEELER, W. M.— The embryology of Blatta germanica and 
Doryphora decemlineata. Jour. Morphol., II., p. 291, 1889. 
Bruner, L.—New North American Acridide found north of 
the Mexican boundary. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., XII., p. 47, 1889 
[1890] —The forms described are Mesops cylindricus (Neb.), 
Dracotettex [n. g.] monstrosus (Cal), Ochrilidia (?) crenulata (Neb. 
to N. Mex.), O. (?) cinerea (Neb. to Idaho), Mermira texana (Tex. 
Mex), M. maculipennis (Tex.), Syrbula acuticornis (Tex.), Eritetux 
[n.g. |variabilis (New Mex.),Bodtettix [n.g.] argentatus (Tex., Mex.), 
Pedioscertetes pulchella (Idaho), Psolessa buddiana (Tex.), P. euro- 
tie (Col.), Arphia saussureana (Cal.), Aulocara scudderi (Kan. to 
Saskatchawan), Mestobregma pulchella (Mont.), Conozoa texana 
(Tex.), C. albolineata (Cal.), C. kabeli (Cal), Trimerotropis cyanet- 
pennis (Utah), T. azurescens (Mont., Ida., Wy.), T. bifasciata (Cal.), 
T. californica (Cal.), T. modesta (N. Mex.), 7. thalassıca (Cal. 
T. pacifica (Cal.), T. perplexa (Neb.), Circotettix lapidicolus (Idaho), 
C. shastanus (Cal.), Gzdipoda (?) occidentalis (Cal.), Thrincus (?) avi- 
dus (N. Mex), Th. (?) maculatus (Cal), Haldemanella robusta 
(Ariz). A plate illustrates the paper. 
COLEOPTERA. 
SHERMAN, J. D., Ja.—Notes on Coleoptera of Peekskill, N. Y., 
for 1887. Proc. Ent. Socy. Washington, I.,p. 162, 1889.— Habits 
and food plants. 
Scuwartz, E. A.—Notes on the food habits of some North 
American Scolytidz and their Coleopterous enemies. Proc. Ent. 
. Socy. Washington, I., p. 163, 1889. 
———On a collection of Coleoptera from St. Augustine, Fla- 
Proc. Ent. Socy. Washington, I., p. 169, 1889.— Facies of fauna. 
—Coleopterological notes. Proc. Ent. Socy. Washington, 
L, p. 174, 1889.—Sparicus gibbus, a museum pest; Scolytida on 
tamarack; sexes in Pissodes and Photinus; notes on Sinoxylon- 
TowwsEND, TvLER.—T welve species of Coleoptera taken from 
stomachs of toads in Michigan, with remarks on the food habits of 
toads. Proc. Ent. Socy. Washington, I., p. 167, 1889. 
Weep, C. M.—Preparatory stages of the 20-spotted lady bird. 
Bull. Ohio Exp. Sta., Tech. Series, L, p. 3, 1889. 
