THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



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THE CALIFORNIA ANGULAR-WINGED KATYDID. 



Microcentriim laurifoli/um Linn. 

 (Fig. 19.) 



General Appearance. — Large green long-horned grasshopper or 

 katydid, from one and a half to two and a half inches long. Easily 

 distinguished from the ordinary grasshoppers by the long, thin an- 



FiG. 19. — The California angular-winged katydid, Microcentriim laurifoliuvi Linn. 



(Original.) 



tenna^ and slender hind legs. The eggs are oval and flat, white in 

 color, laid so as to overlap like shingles. They may be laid in a single 

 row around the edge of the leaves or on the young stems (Fig. 21) or in 



Fig. 20. — Orange showing work of katydid. 



double rows on the latter. The young katydids are bright green and 

 appear to be all legs and antenna. The adult females have a character- 

 istic sickle-shaped ovipositor. 



