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I THINK the interesting cases mentioned by Captain Hutton on p. 411 will hardly bear the interpretation he puts upon them. In New Mexico three genera of Stenopelmatinæ are common, viz., Stenopelmatus Centhophilus and Udeopsylla. These locusts are nocturnal, and live under logs or in holes in the ground during the day. It is natural, therefore, that they should be attracted by any dark place, such as a cave. The species of Centhophilus, like the crickets, are found in houses, which are well adapted to their tastes. There is no new instinct, or revival of a dormant one, exhibited in this choice. Similarly, in Colorado I have found the species of Centhophilus to live in mines, which are practically caves of recent origin.
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COCKERELL, T. A Case of Inherited Instinct. Nature 58, 546 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/058546a0
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