MORSE: ORTHOPTERA OF NEW ENGLAND. 415 
from each eye to mouth ; a brown streak along middle of outer face 
of hind femora. Eyes brownish black, very large and prominent. 
Vertex hollowed out. Pronotum of male narrowed anteriorly, 
of female nearly parallel-sided. Tegmina translucent, of male 
broad, parallel-sided, rounded apically, covering abdomen; of 
female rather narrow, truncate, veins prominent, covering two- 
thirds to three-quarters of abdomen. Cerci long, of female 
nearly reaching tip of ovipositor, clothed with long and delicate 
hairs. Hind femora rather slender, about three times as long as 
wide. Palpi with last joint flattened, funnel-shaped, a little 
longer than the preceding segment. Ovipositor short, strongly 
upcurved, the basal half elliptic, slightly compressed in section, 
the distal half strongly compressed, separated from the basal half 
by an oblique ridge, the apex saber-like, acutely pointed, with 
both edges minutely serrate. Hind tibiae armed on apical half 
with two rows of long, delicate, equal spines, without serrations 
between them. 
Measurements. 
Body 
Male 6-6.4 
Female 5-7.5 
This dainty little Cricket, somewhat resembling a small, faded- 
out Nemohius, lives on bushes instead of on the ground. It is 
found locally among the tangled vegetation in or near salt- 
marshes and inland swamps from southern New England to 
Florida, Texas, and Nebraska. It is very active, difficult to 
capture, and owing to its small size and pale color is likely to be 
overlooked unless it occurs in abundance. In Indiana it 
matures about August 1. Walden records it from Westbrook, 
Ct., August 30. Persistent search will probably reveal its pres- 
ence locally on much of the southern coast of New England. 
SUBFAMILY ENEOPTERINAE. 
It is believed that no members of this subfamily naturally 
inhabit New England. An exotic species of Hapithus maintained 
itself for several years under artificial conditions in the conserva- 
tory of the Botanic Garden of Harvard University at Cambridge, 
Mass. 
Tegmina 
Hind femora 
Ovipositor 
4.5 
4.5 
3.5 
5-6.5 
3 mm. 
