330 NATURE SKETCHES IN TEMPERATE AMERICA 



of the acridian fauna, as I found it, on the day our photograph 

 was taken. 



Obscure grouse locust {Tetrix obscitriis). 

 Long-winged grouse locust {Tettigidea pennata). 

 Sprinkled locust {Chlcealtis conspersa). 

 Short- winged brown locust {Stenobothrus curtipennis). 

 Varied-wing locust {Arpkia xanthoptera) . 

 Yellow-winged locust (Arphia sulphurca). 

 Green-striped locust iChortopltaga viridifasciata) young. 

 Carolina locust (Dissosteira Carolina). 

 Lubberly locust (Melarioplus differentialis). 

 Mottled sanfl locust (Spharagemon ityomingianum). 

 IJoll's locust {Spharagemon bolli). 

 Leather-colored locust {Schixtoccrca alittacca). 

 Red-legged locust {Mclanoplus fcmur-rubrum). 

 Narrow-winged locust {Mclanoplus angustipennis). 

 Lurid locust {Mclanoplus luridus). 

 Lesser locust {Mclanoplus atlanis). 

 Small locust {Mclanoplus minor). 

 Clouded locust {Encoptoloplus sordidus). 



Thk Texan Katydid 



The beautiful, bright green Texan katydid is one of our 

 conunoncst and yet one of oiu* most interesting species. It 

 may easily l)e recognized from our i)late photographic illustra- 

 tion, which is here reproduced. In the chapter on the 

 Habitat of the Orthoptera, showing a landscape view and 

 the species noted there, I have mentioned the Texan katydid 

 as one of the number represented. It is also referred to under 

 Pasture Insects in August, where I have given a note of 

 its habits. This species frecpients damp meadows and pastures, 

 where it lives among such coarse herbage as tall sedges, grasses, 

 lobelia, and goldenrod. \Vhen startled, it arises in the air 

 and pursues a noiseless, zig-zag flight just over the tops of the 

 weeds, finally dropping some distance away from the pursuer. 

 At night I have frequently heard its notes along the roadside 

 and located the songster with the aid of my lantern light. 



It matures in the early part of August, and then about the 

 middle of the month begins to lay its eggs in the leaves of 

 plants. August thirteenth I found several of these insects 



