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Beiitley Woods, Suffolk (Hurley) ; in the Xew Forest 

 (Lucas). It is quite likely, however, that it is not 

 the sugar which attracts them, but its insect visitors; 

 for these grasshoppers, like other Locnsticls, are well 

 known to be to some extent carnivorous. E. A. Fitch 

 states that three pupas of Pyrameis cardui Linn, 

 were soon devoured by one of these grasshoppers 

 which was introduced into the cage containing them.* 

 In captivity Burr and Bracken fed P. griseoaptera 

 on lettuce, while the latter reared some newly hatched 

 nymphs of this species and of L. punctatissima almost 

 to maturity on rose leaves. Chvino- however, to their 



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being kept together in confinement, the majority were 

 eaten by their companions. " Long-horned ' grass- 

 hoppers should always be housed singly ; they may 

 then be kept alive for some time. A female of this 

 species, which I brought away from the Xew Forest 

 at the beginning of September 1909, lived in captivity 

 till October the 6th, when of course it was nearine* the 



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natural term of its existence. 



It is surprising how much vitality in sects 'sometimes 

 display. On one occasion I had taken some examples 

 of P. griseoaptera in the New Forest and wished to pre- 

 serve them as cabinet specimens. So, after they had 

 been killed as I thought, they were eviscerated in 

 order to preserve their colour, and then set. Several 

 hours later I was startled at finding that two of them 

 were quite alive as regards the anterior parts, one 

 especially so. 



DISTRIBUTION. P. griseoaptera is a common grass- 

 hopper in northern and central Europe England, 

 France, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Lapland. It is 

 less common in the south but occurs in Italy and Spain. 



BRITISH LOCALITIES. 



In the south of England this grasshopper is usually con- 

 sidered to be common ; personally I have met with it only 

 in the New Forest district, where, however, it is plentiful 

 enough. It is not recorded from Ireland, and but doubt- 



* ' Entomologist/ 1879, p. 285. 



