FAMILY VIII. GRYLLIDJE. THE CRICKETS. 



were found jumping about among the dead leaves and low plants 

 and grasses growing on the sandy soil under live oaks." 



At Lakehurst, X. J. Davis (1900a) found C. sqiiainosiini in Oc- 

 tober in the pine woods, and likens its song to a low sounding 

 chink, chink, chink. He later (1914a) took well grown nymphs 

 at East Marion, Long Island on Aug. 2. 



The Cycloptilus boreal is Brunei- (1891, 37) is a synonym of C. 

 squainosnin and the latter has also been recorded from Florida by 

 R. & H. (1907, 310) as Liphoplus kruyii Sauss. 

 31Ga. CYCLOPTILUM SQUAMOSUM ZEBRA (Rehn & Hebard), 1905, 49. 



Distinguished from C. squamosum "by its smaller size, relatively more 

 regularly convex dorsal surface of male pronotum, which is less expanded 

 caudad and much shorter. In the female the pronotum is very small and 

 narrows somewhat more cephalad. Proportionally the limbs are shorter 

 and the caudal femora more flea-like. Scaly covering silvery, usually 

 with limbs barred and body spotted and mottled with dark brown scales 

 (Fig. 220.) Length of body, $ and 9, 4.95.5; of pronotum, $, 2.4 2.9; 

 9, 1.5 1.7; of hind femora, $ and 9, 3.1 3.7; of ovipositor, 2.7 2.9 mm." 

 (R. & H. 1912a, 215.) 



Miami, Fla. (Daris) ; Long Key, Fla., 

 Mch. 13 (Hebard. } The differences between 

 this form and typical squamosum are so slight 

 that they cannot be set forth in a key. I re- 

 gard it as only a depauperate southern race of 

 Scudder's species- Its known distribution is 

 confined to southern Florida, where it has been 

 taken from Lake Worth southward to Key West. 

 R. & H. (loc. cit.) state that "the entire terri- 

 tory over which this species is known has much 

 of its surface composed of rough coquiua rock 

 which is very white. The species is wholly ter- 

 restrial and its coloration (as given above) so 

 imitates the surface of the coquina that the lit- 

 tle insects are practically invisible when at 

 rest. * * * Nearly all the specimens taken have been found 

 hiding under the coquina boulders on or near the strand. When 

 first exposed they usually remain motionless and closely pressed 

 to the surface of the rock ; when disturbed, however, they spring 

 about wildlv and are hard to follow with the eve." They state 



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(1914c) that "the song is a faint krik krik krik krik. suggest- 

 ing that of a species of \cniol)ius but much fainter." Davis (1914) 

 mentions the taking of 13 specimens on Sept. 23 from under and 

 in the folds of an old pair of trousers lying on the up-beach at 

 Ocean Beach, Miami. 



Fig. 220. Male. 

 Dorsal view of type, 



X 4. 



(After R. & H.) 



