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Outside of Ontario I have taken this species at Quebec and the Isle 

 d'Orleans, P. Q.; Aug., Sept, 1904; Boissevain, Man., Sept. 24, 1897; 

 and at Agassiz, B. C, Sept. 9, 1897. 



10. XiPHiDiUM BREViPENNE, Scudd. The Short-winged Meadow 

 Grasshopper. 



Xipkidiiiin brevipcnne, Scudd., Can. Nat., VII., 1862, 285. 



Measurements: Length of body, c^ 12 mm., $ 13 mm.; of pronotuni, 

 cJ 2,75 mm., $ 3.25 mm.; of hind femora, ^ 10.3 mm., $ 11.7 mm,; of 

 ovipositor, 9.75 mm. 



This is another abundant species in Ontario, and is found in the same 

 places as X. fasciatum. 



. It first reaches maturity about the first week in August, and remains 

 well into October. 



Although nearly as common as X. fasciatum in southern Ontario, 

 brevipemie becomes scarcer to the north of Muskoka. It was not very 

 common in Algonquin Park, where it seems to prefer the vicinity of rank 

 herbs and bushes in more or less shady spots ; while at North Bay I did 

 not come across it at all. It was also quite rare on the Bruce Peninsula. 

 On the other hand, I found it very abundant on the Isle of Orleans and 

 surrounding parts of the Province of Quebec, fasciatum being compara- 

 tively scarce there. 



The note of the male is very like that of fasciatum. The zips are 

 emitted at intervals of about one second, one or two being produced at a 

 time. 



I have a long-winged female of a XipJiidium taken at Rondeau, Sept. 

 15, 1S99, which possibly belongs to this species. It is considerably larger 

 than typical fasciatum, with a distinctly longer ovipositor. In the length 

 and shape of the ovipositor, it is very like oisiferum, but the head and 

 pronotum are narrower than in that species. It measures as follows : 

 Length of body, 15 mm.; of pronotum, 3 mm.; of hind femora, 13 mm.; 

 of tegmina, 8 mm.; of ovipositor, 12.3 mm. 



Localities : Arner, Essex Co., Aug. 9, 1901 ; Rondeau, Sept. 14, 



1899; Sarnia, Aug. 12, 1901; Walpole Id., River St. Clair, Aug. 13, 1901; 



Goderich, Aug. 19, 1901; Southampton, Aug. 22, 1901 ; Tobermory, 



Bruce Co., Aug. 26, 1901 (one seen) ; Burke Id., Lake Huron^ Aug. 27, 

 1901 ; Owen Sound, Aug. 31, 1901; Toronto, Aug. 4-Oct.; Lake Simcoe, 

 Aug. 5 to Oct.; Severn River, Aug. 17, 1898. Six-mile Lake, Muskoka, 

 Aug. 24, 1808 ; Dwight, Northern Muskoka, Sept. 2, 1^02 ; Algonquin 

 Park, Aug.; '02, '03. 



