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PHYSAPODA (THRIPID 2). 
A. H. HALIpDAyY.—An Epitome of the British genera in the Order 
Thysanoptera, with indications of a few of the species. <Ento- 
mol. Mag., Vol. III, 1836, pp. 439-451. 
FRANCIS WALKER.—List of specimens of Homopterous Insects in the 
collection of the British Museum. 5 vols. and 1 vol. Supplement. 
London, 1850-758. 
The Physapoda, compiled from Haliday’s manuscripts are treated in the sup- 
plement. 
These are the only classificatory papers on this family. No systematic paper 
on the North American Physapods has hitherto been published, and only 
_a few species are described by various authors. 
FORFICULID A. 
H. DourRN.—Versuch einer Monographie der Dermapteren. <Stet- 
tiner entomol. Zeit., Vols. XXL[V-XX V1, 1863-’65. 
A monograph of the Forficulide of the whole world. 
SAMUEL H. ScuppER.—Synoptical tables for determining North Amer- 
ican insects. Orthoptera. U.S. Forficularie. <Pysche, Vol. I, 
£876, pp. 177, 178. 
Tabulates thirteen species and gives a list of books useful for the study of 
the family. 
SAMUEL H. ScuDDER.—Brief Synopsis of North American Earwigs, 
with an appendix on the fossil species. <Bull. U. S. Geol. and 
Geogr. Surv. Terr., Vol. II, No. 3, 1876, pp. 249-260. 
SAMUEL H. SCUDDER.—Critical and historical notes on Forficularie,. 
including descriptions of new generic forms and an alphabetical 
synonymic list of the described species. <Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. 
Hist. July—Oct., 1876, Vol. X VIII, pp. 287-332. 
BLATTID A. 
HENRI DE SAUSSURE.—Orthoptera nova Americana (Diagnoses pre- 
liminares). Ser. III. <Revue et Mag. de Zool., 1862. 
Contains descriptions of new Blattide, with synoptical arrangement. 
C. BRUNNER VON WATTENWYL.—Nouveau systéme des Blattaires. 
Vienna, 1865, 426 pp., 13 plates. 
Synoptical arrangement of all described species, with descriptions of many 
new ones; also bibliography on the family. 
HENRI DE SAUSSURE.—Mélanges Orthoptérologiques. 6 fascicules. 
Geneve, 1863-78. 
Fascicule II contains the Blattide. 
©. SraAu.—Recherches sur le systeme des Blattaires. Stockholm, 1874. 
