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Show 1900.] INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS FROM SOMALILAND. 35 GYNACANTHA sp. ? One immature female from the same locality as the preceding. This in all probability represents a new species, but I am not disposed to describe and name a species of this very critical genus from an immature female. It appears to be quite distinct from any West-African species. 7. OBTHOPTEBA. By MALCOLM BURR, F.Z.S., F.E.S. (Except Phasmatodea by Dr. C. BRUNNER VON WATTENWYL.) The collection of Orthoptera made by Mr. C. V. A. Peel Somaliland is not large, but contains examples of a good number of genera and species new to science. These are distributed as follows:- Number of apecies. New Genera. New Species. Blattodea 4 - - Mantodea 6 1 1 Phasmatodea 3 1 2 Acridiodea 15 1 2 Locustodea 11 1 7 Gryllodea 4 - - Total 43 4 12 It will be noticed that there are no less than seven novelties out of the eleven Locustodea captured, a high percentage, which is probably due to the stationary habits of these insects. Most of these new species are Phaneropteridce, for there are only one Conocephalid and one Stenopelmatid, both of which are flightless forms. The collection contains no Forficularia. A n account of a collection of Orthoptera made in Somaliland by the late Prince Buspoli has been published by Herr Dr. Schultess Bechberg-Schindler. They are mostly of the same genera, but the species are different. This is especially noticeable among the new forms. I take this opportunity of acknowledging m y deep indebtedness to Herr Dr. C. Brunner von Wattenwyl, for his invaluable assistance in the identification of many of the more difficult and obscure species, especially for the determination and descriptions of the Phasmatodea, upon which group his knowledge is unrivalled. BLATTODEA. P H YLLODROMIID.E. ISCHNOPTERA ATRA Walk. Somaliland (April 16 to Aug. 7, 1895, or June 5 to Oct. 29, 1897). One male. 3* |
