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high, hurried, shrilling song of the species was to be heard on all 

 sides, and with the aid of a tiash-lamp individuals were easily taken 

 when carefully approached and suddenly seized; this was apparently 

 due to the fact that the specimens were blinded by the light, for the 

 species is certainly the most active gryllid found within the United 

 States. 



Cyrtoxipha gundlachi Sauss. 



Homestead, Fla., July 10-12, 1912. Numerous in fig trees near 

 house. 



Detroit, Fla., July 12, 1912; 1 9- 



Key Largo, Fla., July 11, 1912; 1 d". 



Long Key, Fla., July 13, 1912; 1 d', 2 9 . 



Big Pine Key, Fla., July 6, 1912; 4 d^, 3 9 . 



Key West, Fla., July 3-7, 1912; 9 d', 12 9,1 gynandromorph. 



This series of specimens is very uniform in size, the male from 

 Key Largo only being slightly larger than the other specimens. 

 One specimen from Key West is a gynandromorph, the left tegmen is 

 typical of the male sex while the right is that of the female, the left 

 valves of a much distorted and shrivelled ovipositor are present, 

 while the right half of the genitalia are masculine. 



This species was found occasional everywhere through the Keys 

 scrub, but in numbers only in bushes and low trees with broad leaves. 

 The pleasant, clear, tinkling song of this insect is a familiar night 

 sound almost everywhere in this region. 

 Hapithus quadratus So. 



Homestead, Fla., July 10-12, 1912; 2 cf n. 



Detroit, Fla., July 12, 1912; 1 d', 2 cT n. 



Long Key, Fla., July 13, 1912; 1 d', 8 9 • 



Big Pine Key, Fla., July 6, 1912; 1 9 . 



Key West, Fla., July 3-7, 1912; 4 d', 9 9 , 1 d^ n., 1 9 n. 



The present species is occasional throughout this region in low 

 shrubbery and tangles of bushes and vines; it was found once in 

 moderate numbers, in the keys scrub on Long Key. 



Tafalisca lurida Walk. 



Detroit, Fla., July 12, 1912; 1 9 , 1 9 n. 



The adult was taken from an epiphyte {Tillandsia fasciculata) 

 growing on the limb of an oak in the heavy "hammock," while the 

 nymph was later l)eaten from a low bush there. 



