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Paro.vya floridiana, our only other Acridiine, occurs in 

 grassy and weedy marshes from mid-August to mid or late 

 November. 



Family LOCUSTIDJE 



Subfamily PHANEROPTERINAE 



The two common Scudderias, fnrcata and furcifcra, occur 

 in woods, marshes, and to some extent in weedy fields from 

 late August to early November, while cnrvicanda has only been 

 taken in August and September. 



Symmetro pleura modcsta has only been taken from mid- 

 July to early August and the species may be arboreal, as it 

 has been taken both at light and on sugar, but not in ordinary 

 collecting. 



Microccntnun lanrifolium has been taken from late July till 

 late September mostly on bushes and low trees. The nymphs 

 have been taken on grape, buckeye, maple, genarium (culti- 

 vated). 



Amblycorypha nhlcri is found from early August to mid 

 October among grass or tall weeds, usually in woods or par- 

 tially shaded places. 



Subfamily PSEUDOPHYLLINAE 



The true katydid, CyrtophyUus pcrspiciUatns, our only mem- 

 ber of this group, has been noted singing in the tops of trees, 

 mostly oaks, from late June till late September. The few 

 specimens that have been taken have been mostly on my back 

 porch, where they seem to occasionally seek shelter. 



Subfamily CONOCEPHALINAE 



The species of Conoccphalus have been taken mostly in long 

 grass, but occasionally at lights in the house. Their seasonal 

 occurrence is mostly in summer and fall, triops having been 

 taken commonly from mid-August to early October, palustris. 

 in marshes only, from early August till late October; inc.ri- 

 camts in both marshes and uplands, in October and May; fits- 

 costriatus also in both marshes and uplands in late April, late 

 August, and November ; while our single specimen of crcpi- 

 tans was taken in my garden at dusk in August. Our only 



