No. 1 6.] ORTHOPTERA OF CONNECTICUT. 155 



quite to the tip of the abdomen, sometimes a reddish brown spot 

 on their basal third. Inner wings either abbreviated or extend- 

 ing considerably beyond the ends of tegmina. Hind femora short 

 and slender. Ovipositor about one and one-fifth times the length 

 of the hind femora, pale brown becoming darker towards the tip. 



This cricket is very numerous in Europe and is the " cricket on 

 the hearth." It is very rare in this section, though it has been 

 taken in the vicinity of New York. It is probably less common 

 now than it was when the old-fashioned stone fireplaces were 

 used. We have no records of the capture of this species in 

 Connecticut. 



CECANTHIN^. 



This sub-family contains the small whitish insects known as 

 tree crickets. Two genera are represented in Connecticut. 



Key to Genera. 



Hind tibiae armed with weak spines; first joint of antennae 

 without spine on under side ; hind wings at most but little 

 longer than the tegmina CEcanthus p. 155 



Hind tibiae not armed with spines ; first joint of antennae with 

 a blunt tooth on the under side ; hind wings nearly twice 

 as long as the tegmina Xabea p. 161 



CEcanthus Serville. 

 Head and thorax elongated ; the latter with deflexed sides and 

 the anterior portion of pronotum somewhat narrower than the 

 posterior. Wing covers of the female regularly reticulate, with 

 the oblique longitudinal veins plainly visible; wing covers bent 

 around the body, while the male is given a much broader ap- 

 pearance by having the wing covers flattened ; they are also more 

 transparent and of a firmer texture than those of the female. 

 Hind femora slender; tibiae armed with weak spines between 

 which are minute teeth ; tarsi four-jointed, long and slender, with 

 the second joint verv' small and compressed. Ovipositor shorter 



