208 Ins . 
ORTHOPTERA. 
Brunner von Wattenwyl, C. Ueber hypertelische Nachahmungen bei 
den Orthopteren. Yerh. z.-b. Wien, xxxiii. pp. 247-250, pi. xv. 
Concerns cases of mimicry in 2 genera of Lucustidce , one of which 
(new) mimics ants, and the other ( Pterochroza ) decaying leaves. 
Cobelli, R. Gli Ortotteri genuini de Trentino : Notizie preliminary 
Mus. civico di Rovereto. Rovereto: 1883. 
Not seen by Recorder; appears to be a local list of 84 species. (Cf. 
Bull. Ent. Ital. xv. p. 190.) 
Finot, A, Les Orthopteres de la France. Paris: 1883, 8vo, pp. 1-199, 
1 pi. 
Adapted from Brunner von Wattenwyl’s “ Prodromus” [ cf . Zool. Rec. 
xix. Ins. p. 270], so far as the French species are concerned, but with 
much original local information. No descriptions given, but Brunner’s 
tables are mostly reproduced. 1G0 species are noticed, viz. : 17 Forficu- 
laria, 11 Blattodea , 6 Mantodea , 2 Phasmodea, 58 Acridiodea , 50 Locus tod ea, 
and 16 Gryllodea. The volume concludes with copious directions for 
collecting and preserving, largely illustrated by woodcuts, and a glossary. 
The plate is explanatory of structural terminology. Reviewed in Le 
Nat. xv. pp. 367 & 368. 
Gerstacker, A. Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Orthopteren-Fauna Guinea’s, 
nach den von R. Buchholz wahrend der Jahre 1872 bis 1875daselbst 
■ gesammelten Arten. Erster Theil. MT. Vorpomm. xiv. pp. 39-102. 
70 species (many new) are noticed or described in this first part, viz. : 
9 Forftculidce , 40 Blattidce , 17 Mantidce , and 4 Phasmatidce. 
Krauss, H. Neuer Beitrag zur Orthopteren-Fauna Tirol’s, mit Beschrei- 
bung zweier neuer Pezotettix- Avteu. Yerh. z.-b. Wien, xxxiii. 
pp. 219-224, woodcuts. 
Additional species noted for the district. 
Packard, A. S., Jun. The Systematic Position of the Orthoptera in 
Relation to other Orders of Insects. Rep. U. S. Ent. Comm. iii. 
pp. 286-345, pis. ixiii.-lxiv. For abstracts, cf. Am. Nat. xvii. 
pp. 820-829, 932-935, & 1134-1138, and Ann. N. II. (5) xii. 
pp. 145-154. 
An ingenious attempt to overcome the notorious classificational difficulty 
occasioned by the Linnean Order Neuroptera. As a result of original and 
“ unbiassed ” personal investigations of all the components of the Linnean 
Neuroptera and Orthoptera , the author unites them into a “ Superorder,” 
Phyloptera, consisting of four “ Orders,” viz. : Dermatoptera, Burm., 
Orthoptera , L., Pseudoneuroptera, Erichson, and Neuroptera , L. (as re- 
stricted by Erichson). The Dermatoptera consist of the Forficulidce , 
only ; the Orthoptera are divided into Blattarice, Mantidce , Phasmida, 
Acrydii , Locustarice , and Gryllidce ; Pseudoneuroptera comprise three 
“ Suborders,” viz. : Corrodentia ( Perlidce , Psocidce , and Termitidce ), Odo- 
nata , and Ephemerina ; Neuroptera consists of two “ Suborders,” viz. • 
Planipennia and Trichoptera } as commonly defined. At p. 295, a genea- 
logical tree of Hexapod Insects is given, showing their presumed com- 
