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them it does not live on the ground. The antennas are ver}' long 

 (Fig. 261); the ovipositor is one half as long as 

 the hind femora; the hind femora of the male 

 are longer than the tegmina ; and the stridu- 

 lating area of the tegmina is large. The length of 

 the body is 5-8 mm. 



There are two forms of this species: in one, 

 the hind wings are wanting and only the t>Tnpana 

 on the outer face of the fore tibiae are present ; in 

 the other, long hind wings are present and there 

 is a tympanum on each face of the fore tibiae. 

 This species is found from southern New 

 England west to Minnesota and Nebraska and 

 south to Florida and Texas. 



Faldcula hebdrdi.- — This is a smaller species 

 than the preceding, the body measuring only 4-5 

 mm. in length. It is uniform pale yellowish brown 

 in color. The hind wings are wanting. The 

 stridulating area is small, confined to the basal 

 fourth of the tegmina. The fore tibiae are without 

 visible tympana. Its range extends from New 

 Jersey south and southwest to Florida and Texas. 

 Cyrtoxipha columhidna. — This is a small, pale 

 green fading to brownish yellow, cricket; it is 

 found on shrubs and small trees, usually near 

 water. The wings are always present and pro- 

 longed in the form of a tail or queue. Tympana 

 are present on both faces of the fore tibiae. The 

 tegmina extend 2-3 mm. beyond the end of the 

 abdomen. The length of the body to apices of 

 ■Anaxipha tegmina is 8.5 mm. Its range extends from 

 "" Washington, D. C, to Florida and Texas. 



Phylloscyrtus pulchellus. — This cricket differs 

 from the three preceding species in having the last segment of the 

 maxillary palpi spoon-shaped. The head and the thorax are bright 

 crimson-red; the margin of the thorax is pale yellow; the abdomen 

 is black, and the tegmina are chestnut-brown. The length of the 

 body is 6-7 mm. This species is found throughout the United States 

 east of the Mississippi River, except in the northern portions. 



Fig. 261.- 



exigua. (From Lug- 

 ger.) 



Subfamily ENEOPTERIN^ 

 The Larger Brown Bush-Crickets 



These crickets resemble those of the preceding subfamily in the 

 heart-shaped form of the next to the last segment of the tarsi; but 

 differ in having teeth between the spines of the tibiae, and in the 

 ovipositor being spear-shaped. 



