113 TETTJG/D.E OF NORTH AMERICA 



Length of body, 5, 15-15. 5 mm.; pronot., 12.5-13.4 

 mm.; post, fern., 6.8-7 mm.; antenna;, 4.5 mm.; ^, 12.5 

 mm.; pronot., 10.1-10.3 mm.; pest, fem., 5.5 mm. 



Morse gives the following measurements: Total length, 

 ^, II. 13. 5 mm.; pronot., 9. 5-11 mm.; ])ronot., passing fem., 

 2.-2.5 mm.; wings passing pronot., .5-1.5 mm. Total length, 

 5, 13. 5-15. 5 mm.; pronot., ii-i3mm.; pronot passing fem., 

 2.5-3 mm.; wings passing pronot., 1-2 mm. 



Distribution Northeastern U. S. and Canada. 



Locality, Toronto, Ont., and Lampton, Ont. (Walker); 

 New Haven, Conn. (Morse); St. Anthony Park, Minn. (Lug- 

 ger); Bloomington, 111. (C. C. Adams and M. J. Elrod); 

 Grossdale, Glen EUyn. Riverside, Chicago, and Rivergrove, 

 in 111. (Hancock); Putnam and Vigo Co., Ind. (Blatch- 

 ley); What Cheer, la. (Hancock); Kansas (Westcott); Douglas 

 Co., Lawrence, Burlington, and Garden City, in Kansas 

 (Kahl); A-therton, Mo. (Adamsj; also recorded from N. J., 

 Ky., N. H., Mass. 



Abbreviated examples of this species appear to be very 

 scarce, but one or two having come under the author's obser- 

 vation. Some examples of this species from Atherton, Mo., 

 have the margins of the middle femora entire or very nearly 

 so. 



The color resembles closely the surroundings, often being 

 mottled russet-red, yellowish gray, or dull black. Numerous 

 specimens are in the author's collection. 



HABITS. 



The muddy sliores of Die Skunk River in Iowa affords a favorable liabitat for water- 

 loving and semi-aquatic insects. On this river, seven miles from What Cheer, the writer 

 found that the Tettigids were unusually abundant June 29, 1S94. the species mostly 

 represented being Paratellix cucull.itus. Swarms, many of which were in sexual union, 

 were frightened up from the immediate margin of the water while the author made excur- 

 sions along the shore. A diversity ol color existed among this species; many were colored 

 exactly like the wet varicolored soil. Some had rich russet-red over the whole upper sur- 

 face of the body, or the visible portions of the individuals were entirely clay-colored, or a 

 part of the pronotum only was colored in this manner, while still others were almost co.al- 

 black above. These varieties, to say nothing of many more not mentioned, were in perfect 

 harmony with the environment. On careful inspection it was interesting to observe with 

 what accuracy these colors agreed with the tinges of reds, yellows, browns, and grayish 

 blacks existing here and there as patches in the soil. The extreme caution of these insects 

 made it difficult to capture them, and as they use their wings perfectly in flight this added to 

 the ditticultv of taking the species. Keeping close to the water's edge, the author drove them 



