THE MOUNT DESERT REGION 37 



Blattella Caudell 



B. germanica (Linn.). The German Cockroach or Croton 

 Bug is present in very large numbers owing to unsanitary 

 conditions in some places. 



Parcoblatta Hebard 



P. sp. Found near Forest Service Lab. (Br.) and determined 

 by Relm. Sept. 17, '38. 



Xyctibora Burmeister 



N. laevigata Burin, f Market, S. W. Harbor (Mrs. Palmer). 

 A West Indian species, probably introduced on bananas. 



Tettigoniidai:. The Long-horned Grasshoppers 



S( TDDERIA Stal 



S. furcata furcata Brim. Fork-tailed Katydid. Occur gen- 

 erally in small numbers from the tops of the mountains to 

 the low grounds from August to frost. General sweeping 

 of bushes best method. 



S. pistillata Brum Broad-winged or Pistillate Bush Katy- 

 did. Distributed like the above with the earliest record 

 June 13. 



S. curvicauda borealis R. & H. Northern Curve-tailed or 

 Bush Katydid. Mt. Desert, Aug. 28 (Br.). Scarce. 



S. texensis S. & P. The Texan Bush Katydid: Found near 

 swamps and marshes. Appears in late afternoon, Sec. 20, 

 Aug. 30. (Dethier). 



Neoconocephalus Kanicv 



N. ensiger Harris. The Sword Bearer Conehead. Section 26 

 (Br.). Scarce. 



Orchelimum Serville 



0. gladiator Brun. Meadow Grasshopper. Meadow south of 

 Eden, Aug. 9-11; Penikese, Aug. 2; Mt. Desert (Br.), Aug. 

 28. Not common. 



