Vol. xxvil ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 397 Dermaptera and Orthoptera Found in the Vicinity of Miami, Florida, in March, 19 J 5 (Part 1). By MORGAN HEBARD, Philadelphia, Pa. (Plate XVIII.) From the 3d to the i6th of March, 1915, the author was in Miami, Florida, during-which time collecting was only under-taken part of each day, but special efforts were made to secure material of the least known forms. In this way, while a mere representation of the well known species was taken, certain particular areas were very thoroughly and repeatedly investi-gated and several most interesting facts were thereby ascer-tained. A series of 654 specimens was taken, which material is now in the Hebard Collection. 1 This series represents 72 forms of which 2 are new and 5 previously not known from southern Florida, 2 of these latter constituting first records for the United States. The region under consideration is divided into a number of distinctive areas, of which the ''hammock" and the red man-grove swamps received the most thorough investigation. The facts concerning the various areas may be set forth as follows : "HAMMOCK." 2 The heavy jungle areas, called in the vernacular "ham-mocks," and small areas of which, scattered through the pine woods of this region, are generally known as "banana-holes,"' contain a number of most interesting species of Orthoptera, particularly of the tropical forms. Individuals of these are, however, almost without exception very scarce and certain spe-1 In addition, 22 other specimens from this region are here record-ed. Mr. Rehn and the present author have already recorded 4481 specimens of Orthoptera from central and southern Florida. (1005. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., 1905, pp. 29-55; 1912. Ibid., 1012, pp. 2 35-2 76: 1914. Ibid., 1914, pp. 373-412, and 1914. Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc., XXII, pp. 96-117. The great majority of this material is in the Hebard Collection and that of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2 One of the most extensive "hammocks" in southern Florida was particularly investigated; this is Rrickell's Hammock, which occupies several square miles of territory between Miami and Cocoanut Grove and is readily accessible from the former place. * Sco T. W. Harshbcrgcr. Trans. \Yagner Free Tnst. Sci., Phila., VII, p. 101. (1914.)
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