140 NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS. 



In Germany, Grasshoppers are called " Heupferde," 

 that is Hay-horses, because they generally feed on 

 grasses, and their head has something of the form of a 

 horse's head. The French call them Sauterelles, that 

 is, Hoppers. 



The Carolina Grasshopper, Gryllus Carolina, plate V. 

 Fig. 22, is a very common insect of this Order, and 

 is found in great numbers in the months of August, 

 September and October throughout the United States. 

 So numerous are they in fact, that one cannot walk 

 across a field or meadow, without being annoyed with 

 them, as they unceremoniously fly in your face, or 

 alight on your arms, shoulders and head. 



This Grasshopper is about one and a half inches 

 long, and with expanded wings about three inches 

 broad. Its wing-covers are of a dusky brown color, 

 and its wings black with a yellow band on the mar- 

 gin. 



But there are also found in the United States a 

 great number of many other species, which are gene- 

 rally distinguished from each other by the color of 

 their wings. 



The largest and handsomest species of Grasshoppers 

 are found in South America, one of which I will in- 

 cidentally mention as it is commonly found in private 

 entomological collections. This is the " GrillusDux," 

 an enormous insect, its wings when expanded meas- 

 uring a foot, and its wing-covers beautifully colored 



