262 Ins. 
ORTHOPTERA. 
P. vetusta , Smith, and the following spp. nn., viz., P. superba, Mazon Creek, 
laocana , Pennsylvania, and gurleyi , Indiana, p. 173. 
Under this heading the Recorder proposes to notice the Carboniferous 
fossils placed by Brongniart (Bull. Soc. Rouen, 1885, pp. 59-63) in his 
Order “ Neurorthopteres,” which he divides into two sub-orders, “ Neur- 
orthoptera v proper, and Palceodictyoptera , Gold. In the first are two 
families, viz. : — Protophasmida , in which are Protophasma , Brongn. 
(P. gaudryi, Brongn., is figured on pi. ii. fig. 1), Lithophcisma , g. n., 
p. 59, for Gryllacris lithantraca , Gold., Titanophasma , Brongn., and 
Archceogryllus, Scud. The second family is termed Sthenaropterida 
(p. 60), and includes Meganeura , g. n. (p. 60), for Dictyoneura monyi , 
Brongn., Archceoptilus , Scud., and Megathentomum , Gold. The second 
sub-order comprises three families, viz. :—Stenodictyoptericla (p. 60), in 
which are Eugereon, also Scudderia , Brongn., Megaptilus , g. n. (p. 61), 
Haplophlebium and Goldenbergia , Scud., and Dictyoneura , Gold. ; the 
second family is termed Hadrobrachypoda (p. 62), and comprises JPa- 
mia, Scud., and Leptoneura , g. n. (p. 62), in which are placed 4 species 
indicated by name (L. oustaleti , Brongn., is figured on pi. v. fig. 4) ; the 
third family is termed Platypterida (p. 62), and contains Lamproptilia , 
g. n. (p. 63), for 3 species (P. grand?euryi , Brongn., is figured on pi. iii. 
fig. 1), Zeilleria, g. n. (ibicl.), for 3 species ( Z.fasca , Brongn., is figured 
on pi. v. fig. 2), and Spilaptera, g. n. (ibid., S. packardi, Brongn., is figured 
on pi. v. fig. 1). 
Bacillus coloreus , Colenso, Tr. N Z. lust. xvii. p. 151, filiformis and 
minimus , p. 153, atro-articulus , p. 154, New Zealand, spp. nn. 
Gryllid^:. 
Korotneff, A. Die Embryologie der Gryllotalpa. Z. wiss. Zool. xli. 
pp. 570-604, pis. xxix.-xxxi. 
Almost purely embryological and physiological ; the eggs are laid at 
intervals. 
4 species of Gryllus (mostly undetermined) and an undetermined 
CEcanthus are noticed by Bruner from the N. Pacific Railway ; Canad. 
Ent. xvii.pp. 18 & 19. 
Homaloblemmus olcesii, sp. n., Bolivar, Le Nat. vii. p. 117, Tangiers. 
Gryllomorphus fragosoi, sp. u., id. ibid., Seville. 
Gryllodes littoreus, sp. n., id. t. c. p. 174, Spain. 
Locustimr 
Gopiophora cornuta (?) found living in hot-houses near Birmingham ; 
McLachlan, P. E. Soc. 1885, p. xxvii., and Shaw, p. xxxiii. 
Onconotus servillei, Fisch. E. Vangel, Rov. Lapok, ii. p. 18 & p. ii., 
says that, having a pair of this species, the $ devoured the $ while they 
were in copula. [Cf. Ent. M. M. xxii. p. 40.] 
