32 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Acridium fasciatiim, Barnston. Ms. Walk. Cat. Dermapt. Salt. 



Brit. Mus., IV., 680 (1870). 

 Caloptenus fasciatus, Walk. Cat. Dermapt. Salt. Brit. Mus., IV., 



680 (1870); Can. Ent., IV., 30 (1872). 

 Melanopliis rectus, Scudd. Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat Hist., XIX., 284 



(1878). 

 Melaiioplus fasciatus, Caulfield. Rep. Ent. Soc. Ont., XVIII., 



71 (1886). 

 Pezotettix septentrionalis, Morse. Psyche VII., 53 (1894). 

 The short-winged form (curtus, Scudd.) of this species is tolerably 

 common in Ontario in dry open woods, preferably on sandy or rocky 

 soil. It is frequently associated with Chloealtis cofispersa, and sometimes 

 with Af. isiandiciis, though the latter usually prefers damper, richer, and 

 shadier haunts than M. fasciatiis. While generally fairly numerous 

 where it occurs, it is never very abundant. 



I have a single 9 of the long-winged form (volaticus, Scudd.), taken 

 at De Grassi Pt., and hitherto only known from Michigan. 



My specimens, taken between June 24th and Aug. i 7 (though they 

 are certainly to be found later than this), are from Toronto and neighbor- 

 ing localities, De Grassi Pt., Stony Lake, Peterborough Co., and various 

 points along the Severn River. 



26. Melanoplus femur-rubrum, DeGeer. 



Acridmm femur-rubrum, DeG. Me'm. Hist. Ins., III., 498 (i 773). 

 Caloptenus femur-rtibrum, Burm. Handb. Entom., II., 638 (1838). 

 Melanoplus femur-rubrum^ Scudd. Hitchc. Rep. Geol. N. H., 



I-> 375 (1874). 



This extremely common species occurs throughout the settled parts 

 of Ontario, frequenting every field and roadside during late summer and 

 autumn. It seems to be most abundant in the southern part of the 

 Province, but is plentiful enough in the north in beaver-meadows and 

 wherever there is a rank, luxuriant vegetation. The specimens found in 

 these wild places are apt to be more brightly coloured than those of the 

 fields and roadsides. 



They usually make their first appearance with wings towards the end 

 of July, but I have three males from De Grassi Pt. dated July 2, 1896, an 

 unusually early record. They remain later in the fall than any other 

 species, being often seen in sunny, sheltered spots as late as the first week 

 in November. 



