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ORTHOPTERA. 
BY 
Egbert McLachlan, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. 
The General Subject. 
Bormans, Auguste de. Liste des Orthopt^res r^colt^s dans I’Afrique 
Australe, par M. de Selys-Fanson, et faisant partie du Mus4e Royal 
d’Histoire Naturelle de Bruxelles. Ann. Ent. Belg. xxv. pp. 20-25. 
Probably all known species (one or two slightly doubtful). 9 Blattidce, 
6 Mantidce^ 7 Acridiidce, 4 Locustidce, and 2 Gryllidce are enumerated. 
. Revision des types contenus dans la collection d’Orthopteres de 
M. Brisout de Barneville. L. c. pp. 26-28. 
. Spedizione Italiana nell’ Africa equatoriale. Ortotteri. Ann. 
Mus. Genov, xvi. pp. 205-221. 
Enumerates 37 species, viz., 7 Blattidm, 7 Mantidm^ 1 PhasmidcE^ 14, 
AcridiidcB^ 4 Locustiidce^ and 4 Gryllidce^ from the Kingdom of Shoa, 
7 of which are new. 
Brunner von Wattenwyl, C. Ueber die autochthone Orthopteren 
Fauna Oesterreichs. Verb. z.-b. Wien, xxxi. pp. 215-218. 
Refers to the introduction of several species (especially South Russian) 
into the neighbourhood of Vienna through the making of new roads, &c. 
Frey-Gessner, E. Matdriaux pour servir ^ la faune des Insectes du 
Valais. Bull. Soc. Murith., fasc. 10, pp. 67-88. 
A local list, preceded by generalities. Includes 5 Forficulidce, 8 Blat- 
tidcn^ 1 Mantidm^ 9 Gryllidce, 18 Locustidce, and 31 Acridiidce. 
Targioni-Tozzetti, a. Orthopterorum Italigc species novse in collec- 
tione R. Musei Florentini digostoo. Bull. Ent. Ital. xiii. pp. 180-186. 
A sketch of the Order and its main divisions (including Pseudo- Neuro- 
ptera, but excluding Collemhola and Thysanura) is given by McLachlan 
in the article “ Insects,” in Encyc. Brit., 9th edition, p. 152. 
A list of 10 species collected during an excursion in “ La Cerdana 
Espahola,” is given by Cuni in An. Soc. Esp. x. p. 375. 
Five species (Bacterius trophinus, Westw., Gryllus capensis, F., Meron- 
