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INSECTA, NEUROPTERA.
infesting birds, it is known that some few species also inhabit the fur of
mammalia; but none have been observed upon the Chiroptera.
Docophorus buteonis, p. 93, pi. i. fig. 3, on " the red-shouldered hawk; "
D. hamatus, p. 94, pi. i. fig. 7, on Plectrophanes nivalis; Nirmus thoracicus,
pi i. fig. 5, on the snow-bunting; Gonioctes burnettii, fig. 26 (" 27" in error
in text), on the common fowl; Lipeurus corvi, p. 95, pi. i. fig. 2, on the crow;
L. elongatus, pi i. fig. 4, on ?; L. gracilis, pi. i. fig. 6, on ? ; Colpocephalum
lari, p. 96, pi. i. fig. 1, on Larus marinus : spp. nn., Packard, I. c. •
TERMITID^E.
NICHOLSON, Manual of Zoology, i. pp. 219-221, gives a short account of
the conditions and habits of these insects, after Bates's observations.
Term.esfiavipes. Sanborn, Am. Ent. ii. pp. 266-268, has a popular article
on the habits of this species, illustrated by excellent woodcuts of the various
stages and conditions. Shinier, I. c. p. 324, notices the destruction occasioned
by it to books and public documents.
PSOCIDJE.
Amphientomum hageni, sp. n., Packard, P. Bost. Soc. xiii. p. 405, with
woodcut, Maine and Massachusetts. An extremely interesting discovery,
the genus having only hitherto been noticed in a living state in Ceylon, and
found also enclosed in Zanzibar gum-copal, and fossil in amber.
SHTMEB, Am. Ent. ii. p. 324, notices the damage occasioned to books by
insects of this family. He evidently refers to Atropos or Clothilla, and seems
to regard these apterous forms as larvae of winged species. The Recorder
believes he is mistaken in this supposition.
PERLID^E.
Perla bicaudata, h., and P. maxima, Scopoli. M'Lachlan, Ent. M. M. vi.
p. 265, discusses the question as to what species are represented by these two
names. He considers it not possible to settle the identity of bicaudata, L.,
but refers bipunctata, Pictet, to maxima.
EPHEMERIDiE.
EATON, Tr. E. S. 1870, p. 1, asserts that Ephemera danica of Pictet is
not the same as the like-named species of Muller. He redescribes the former
as E. lineata, Eaton, and states that he has found it on the Thames at Reading.
He also describes the imago of Baetis phaopa, Steph., I. c. p. 4, and of
B. niger, L., 1. c. p. 0. Furthermore, according to him, Baetis montana,
Hagen, is not Pictet's species; and he describes the former as Heptagenia
insignis, I. c. p. 7.
New species.
Cheon simile, Eaton, Tr. E. S. 1870, p. 2, England.
Ceidvoptilum pennulatum, Eaton, I. c, England.
Baetis scambus, Eaton, I. c. p. 3, England; atrebatmm, I.e. p. 4, England;
tenax, I. c. p. 5, England; buceratus, I. c, England