106 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Mar., '14 



between sedge bog and forest; Aug. 12, abundant in meadow-marsh 

 adjoining brook, in tall sedges and grasses ; Aug. 12, wet meadow, 

 abundant in blue-grass, white clover, sedges ; August 12, in aspen 

 forest. Typically found in humid grassland, and usually on the plants, 

 not on the ground. 



Subfamily OEDIPODINAE. 



Arphia pseudonietana (Thomas). July 27, hay field, dry and 

 sandy; Aug. n, open sandy area near beach; Aug. n, open parts of 

 aspen forest, mostly on sandy road; Aug. 12, numerous along road 

 through aspens ; Aug. 14, very abundant in extensive dry blue-grass 

 growth. A species of many and varied habitats, more abundant in open, 

 dry, sparsely vegetated areas. Not recorded from the northern penin- 

 sula. More frequently seen on bare soil surfaces. 



Camnula pellucida (Scudder). July 8, dry bluegrass in open 

 aspen forest ; July 12, open aspen forest ; July 20, sparse grassy growth 

 near beach, numerous ; July 25, open hardwoods, on sandy loam, abun- 

 dant; July 25, deeply shaded hardwoods, very few, in adjoining clear- 

 ing much more numerous ; July 30, moist swale, one specimen ; July 

 30, open sand-bar; Aug. i, dry pasture, very abundant; Aug. 9, dry 

 pasture, abundant; Aug. 9, stubble-field; Aug. n, open aspen growth, 

 more abundant in sandy roadways; Aug. n, beach-grass dunes, numer- 

 ous; Aug. 12, open parts of aspen woodland; Aug. 14, dry bluegrass, 

 very abundant. Abundant in dry, unforested habitats. The second 

 species of the region in abundance. 



Hippiscus tuberculatus (Palisot de Beauvois). June 28, bare 

 and sparsely vegetated sand near beach ; July 3, open areas and bare 

 sand in aspen forest, and in sandy roadways ; July 8, dry bluegrass 

 in open aspen forest ; July 10, clay roadways through hardwood forest 

 and farming district. Not hitherto listed from the region. 



Dissosteira Carolina (Linnaeus). July 20, roadway in aspens; 

 July 25, open hardwoods ; July 27, hayfield, dry and sandy, nymphs ; 

 July 30, hardwood clearing; July 30, bare sand-bar; July 30, grassy 

 swale; Aug. i, dry pasture, numerous; Aug. 9, dry stubble-field; Aug. 

 10, nearly bare sand near beach; Aug. n, open aspen growth. In this 

 region, as in others, the species appears to be more abundant in culti- 

 vated or waste fields than in native habitats. 



Spharagemon bolli Scudder. July 12, sparsely vegetated sand 

 near beach ; July 22, sandy roadways through aspens ; July 24, open 

 parts of aspen forest; July 25, open hardwoods, sandy loam slope; 

 July 25, deep hardwoods, in shade, one specimen ; July 30, hardwood 

 clearing, very numerous; Aug. II, open aspen growth; Aug. 11, sandy 

 road through aspens; Aug. 12, roadway through aspens. Usually 

 associated with sandy loam in forested regions. Not recorded from 

 the northern peninsula. 



