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Unfortunately the literature available to assist
identification is limited. "The Mycetozoa''
by Lister is now a rare secondhand book, costing
around £60. An up-to-date and more or less
complete 'book is "The Myxomycetes" by Martin
and Alexopoulos. Published in 1969 by The
University of Iowa Press, it is still in print
at around £40. For the members who wish to
have finds identified without such expenditure,
the writer will happily try to assist if
specimens are sent to him at:-
100 Green End Road,
Boxmoor,
Hemel Hempstead,
Hertfordshire,
HP1 1RT.
A. J. R. SNELLING
ESSEX GRASSHOPPERS AND THEIR ALLIES
As I have just been accepted for the post of
Orthoptera Recorder for the Field Club, I
thought a few notes on my aims for the foreseeable
future may help to encourage field naturalists
to observe and assist in the recording of this
fascinating group of insects.
One of the most encouraging aspects of the
Grasshoppers and their Allies as far as identi-
fication is concerned, is their large size, all
of them being upwards of 1 cm. in length. They
have this amazing ability to jump, which makes
them easily detectable, as well as easily