66 THE REPORT OF THE No. 19 



Orthoptera. 

 Acridiidse. — 



1. Tetti.r granulatus (Kirby). Common in damp places in woods. 



2. Tettix acadicus (Scudd.). Several specimens of what seems to be this 

 species were taken beside a lumber road through a hardwood forest, August 

 20, 1902. 



3. Tettix Handcochi, Morse. A number of long-winged examples taken 

 from a patch of wild strawberry, lichens and short grass growing on sandy 

 soil in a bushy field, September 2, 1902. 



4. Tettigidea parvipeinnis (Harr.). Immature specimens were found on 

 low marshy parts of the river shore. 



5. Chlcealtis conspersa, Harr. Common in the drier parts of open 

 woods. 



6. Stenobothrus curtipennis (Harr.). Very abundant in low places wher- 

 ever long grass occurred. 



7. Mecostethus lineatus (Scudd.). A few were found flying about the 

 sedge bordering a small lake near Dwight, August 23, 1903. 



8. Chortophaga mridifasciata (De Geer). Young nymphs were found on 

 the grassy hillsides near Dwight. 



9. Cannnula pellucida (Scudd.). Common everywhere in dry, open places 

 in the woods and in clearings 



10. Dissosteira Carolina (L.). Common about Dwight and occasionally 

 seen in clearings in the Park. 



11. Sp)liaragemon BolJi, Scudd. One male from a dry, grassy hillside 

 at Dwight, August 23, 1903. 



12. Circotettix verruculatus (Kirby). Common in clearings in the Park 

 and on sandy beach at Dwight. 



13. Podisma glaciaJis Canadensis (Scudd.) Walk. A common and very 

 characteristic species, found on bushes in open woods. The specimens are 

 smaller than those taken at North Bay on September 12, 1900, and approach 

 the race variegata more closely. 



14. MeJanoplus Bruneri, Scudd. This species was found in consider- 

 able numbers in two or threq limited areas near Dwight. They were found 

 on patches of short grass and strawberries on sandy soil. September 2, 1902, 

 one male. August 10, 1903, many specimens. 



This is a western form, occurring with two or three closely allied species 

 in the Boreal zone of the Rocky Mountain region from Alberta to New Mex- 

 ico. 



In my List of Ontario Acridiidae I determined it somewhat doubtfiilly 

 as Brune(/'i from a single male, but in 1903 a number of specimens were taken 

 and I have since been able to compare them with Scudder's types of Bmin- 

 eri. In these the pronotum is slightly narrower and more elongate than in 

 the majority of my specimens, but the distinction does not hold good 

 throughout the series and there seem to be no other characters of sufficient 

 importance to justify the creation of a new species for my specimens. They 

 are considerably larger than the few in the Scudder collection except one 

 male from New Mexico. 



M. Bruneri is probably a Boreal form extending across the plains or to 

 the north of them. 



15. MeJanoplus atlanis (Riley). Abundant in the open sandy country 

 about Dwight, and generally common in clearings. 



16. MeJanoplus islandicus, Bl. Common in paths and openings in 

 woods everywhere. A very characteristic sylvan species often associated 

 with P. glacialis canadensis. 



