REHN AND HEBARD 



381 



Ocean City, Maryland, VII, 21, 1905, (E. Daecke), 1 cf, 1 9 ,i» [Hebard 

 and Daecke CIns.]. 



Neoconocephalus lyristes (Rehn and Hebard) (PI. XV, figs. 4B and 4C.) 



1905. Conocephalus lyristes Rehn and Hebard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 1905, p. 45, pi. I, figs. 8, 9. [Chokoloskee, Florida.i^] 

 (Unique male.) 



The present species is nearest to A^. melanorhinus, under which 

 species the two are compared. The stridulating field of the male 

 tegmen is moderately large, rather narrow and elongate, in texture 

 normal and similar to that of N. rohustus; the strid- 

 ulating vein is heavy and of medium length, with 

 accompanying veins rather heavy only where they 

 join this vein. The ovipositor of lyristes is rather 

 wide, long, and distinctly curved downward. 



Under melanorhinus are recorded the specimens 

 previously misidentified as lyristes by Rehn and Fox. 

 The present species has been misidentified ay .Y. Fig. 4 A — 

 nebrascensis from Lakehurst, New Jersey, by Davis,^** Neoconoceph- 

 and again by Smith from that locality. Sea Isle City " ^^« lyristes 

 and Cold Spring, New Jersey.-^ Fox has recently 

 added to the confusion by quoting again the latter 

 two records as nebrascensis, and adding to them 

 under the same name several records which apply 

 correctly to N. exiliscanorus.- 



The present insect is locally common in New 

 Jersey in bogs, fresh water marshes and in the coastal salt 

 water marshes in areas of Scirpus and high mai'sh plants near 



1* Recorded by Rehn as Conocephalus lyristes, Ent. News, XVII, p. 366 

 (1909). 



1^ We are not certain that the type locality is authentic as the dealer 

 from whom the specimen was purchased is now known by us to be unre- 

 liable. 



20 Can. Ent., XXXVII, p. 289 (1905). 



21 Ins. of New Jersey, Orth., p. 189 (1910). 



"Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1914, p. 524 (1914). It is unfortunate 

 that Fox has included a portion of the Tettigoniidae (Locustidae of authors) 

 in this paper; elsewhere it is correct, instructive and in the main complete, 

 but in this family the confusion of species, misidentifications and lack of 

 material, makes this portion of the work largely valueless. 



TRANS. AM. EXT. SOC, XL. (27) 



(R. & H.). 

 Chokoloskee, 

 Florida (?). 

 Type. Strid- 

 ulating field 

 of male teg- 

 men. (X 3i) 



