326 NATURE SKETCHES IN TEMPERATE AMERICA 



Orthoptera, first enumerating the species of these insects that 

 I found in August, as follows: 



1. The walking-stick {Diapheromera femorata). 



2. Clear-wing locust {Camnula pellucida). 



3. Short-wing brown locust {Stenobothrus curtipennis). 



4. Yellow-wing locust {Arphia sulphiirea). 



5. Varied-wing locust {Arphia xantlwptera). 



6. Sprinkled locust {Chlcealtis corispersa). 



7. Carolina locust {Dissosteira Carolina). 



8. Maritime locust {Trimerotropis maritima) . 



9. Mottled sand locust {Spharagemon wyomingianum). 



10. Lubberly locust {Melanoplus differeniialis). 



11. Two-striped locust {Melanoplus birittatus). 



12. Lurid locust {Melanoplun liiridu.i). 



13. Grizzly locust {Melanoplus punctulatus) . 



14. Narrow-wing locust {Melanoplus angustipennis). 



15. Red-legged locust (Melanoplus femur-rubrum). 



16. Blatchley's Kxust {Melanoplus blatchleyi). 



17. Green-legged locust {Melanoplus viridipcs). 



18. Texan katydid {Scudderia iexensis). 



19. Fork-tail katydid {Scudderia Jurcata). 



20. Arboreal katydid {Cyrtophyllum pcrspicillatus) . 



21. Short-wing grci-n grasshopper {Xiphidium brevipenne). 



22. Striped grwn grasshopper {Xiphidium fasciatum). 



23. Dorsal-striped grassiu)j)p('r (Xiphidium strictuw). 



24. Smooth meadow gra.sshopper {Orchelimum glaberrimum). 



25. Common meadow gra.ssiiopi)er (Orchelimum vulgare). 



26. Common field cricket {Grytlus abbreriatus) . 



27. Pennsylvania field cricket (Gryllus pcnnsytranicus). 

 is. P'our-spotted tree cricket {Oecanthus quadripunctatus). 



In tlie extreme left of the landscape view is a sycamore tree, 

 the light bark of the trunk showing quite plainly. In the 

 extreme right the dark masses of foliage and branches are those 

 of a pine, the shadow of tlie tree being seen on the ground. 

 In the background is a gliinp.se of a dense woods consisting of 

 maple, oak, some hickory, and beech, but the maples show more 

 conspicuou.sly. A small thicket of sumach, sassafras, and an 

 occasional wild black raspberry brier appear at the border of 

 the woods to the left of the middle of the distance. The sweep 

 of open ground bears a profusion of grasses, white clover, 

 wild bergamot, evening primro.se, catnip, wild strawberry, 

 and common milkweeds. In this open foreground, which 



