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feel that perhaps I oii^lil to >peak of t hem. M\ home i> on 

 the northern outskirts of Rochester. an<l 1 found many of 

 tlicin about my house, and they were also taken altonl ('liar 

 lotte and Summerville. I did not hear of any further South. 

 Those that I observed were either u'reen or liu'lit brown, ap 

 pa rent lv Iwo varieties. 



Early in the spring 1 found a cluster of the eggs on a t\\i^ 

 that hud been blown from a tree. I identified it but not to my 

 satisfaction, for until I saw the perfect insect 1 had no idea of 

 their being found here. The specimens 1 observed were ",ood 

 feeders and in my opinion they should lie encouraged, asthcir 

 diet \\as entirely insects." 



Although this insect has doubtless been reared many times 

 in this State, from es^'s received from the South, as we have 

 done here at the insect a ry the past summer from et^s received 

 from New Mexico, yet I liud but one recorded instance of such 

 rcurinirs. (ilover has stated that "it has been successfully 

 raised as far North as the Hudson River by bringing the egg- 

 cases from the Middle States. Several cases were found fast 

 cued to the t rees t he next autumn, but after that I hey cut i rely 



disappeared." It is said that the eggs probably could not en- 

 dure our northern winters. It will be noted that Mr. A (wood 

 found an egg-case in Rochester in the spring, but there is 

 nothing to indicate that the egj^s were alive. Mr. Scudder in 

 his ( 'atalogue of the ( )rl h opt era of North America " recorded 

 two species of Mantids, chlorophdca and phri/ffanoideSj from 

 New York State, the Ibrmer near AVaterlown. X. Y.. and the 

 latter from Ne\\ York. Mr. Scudder just writes me t hat "no 

 Mantida- are known to live normally in New York. One of 

 the two species I recorded was probably imported in packing 

 from Florida; the other was also either an accidental occur- 

 rence or a mistake of locality. I have never heard of N/ff//- 

 nioiiKiHlix fiiro/i/ni. our northernmost Mantid. from as far north 

 as New York." I have asked Mr. At wood to continue ob 

 servations upon the insect to determine if it survives the will 

 ter and appears a pi in in the same locality next year. 



NMTK Mr. At \\ OIK I \\ riles me I'url ln-r under d;ite ol Octnlicr .'II. ISll'.l : " I h;i \ e 

 no doillil lint \\lial I \vill In' ;ih|r In '^cl s | irci INC us I'm- von iii'\l SIIIIIMICT. IH-- 

 I-:HISC snrt-1 \' \\ c <-:ui nul h:i \ i- ;i severe :i winter this cumini: ye:ir :is we luxltlie 

 |i:i-i|. illid I li:i\e e\el'\- I'eMMin Id lelie\e lh:it I I H'Si i n sect > t h;i I I Observed here 

 h;itelie<l out ne:i r in v house. 'I'here were s U \ er\ 111:111 \ of I hen i thut it COM Id IK )l 



have been accidental, their foniing here. I h;i\c ;ilso re.-ixm toi.elie\e tluit tin 



euus t lull I Inn lid i n I he II Hiss ill I he s|n'inu: were ;i I so :i I i \ e. I lie\ h:i \ i nu I h:il Up- 

 |ie:ir;ince ami ln-i n^ not \ er\ liillch unlike the egKef the {Jl'USShOppei 1 The i use el 



tlid well in our latitude, it being quite slemlei 1 in .1 nl \ M IK I A n^iisi and IV.M chin a :i 



>l ronu Jllld Sl lird \UI I i\\ 1 h I he l:il I el' |>:l I'l ol' Se| i| etll lie) . I llei I :l I "l( linens I pel II'J ill 

 ej(le(ll.\ eorpll lent." 



