18 Journal New York Entomological Society, t'^'^^i- >^xvi. 



Fig. 6. Lainprocantliia crassiconiis. egg in situ between the leaves of 

 moss. 



Fig. 7. Salda anthraciiia egg. Camera liicida drawing. (Same scale 



as Figs. 6 and 11.) 



Fig. 8. Hebrns. Egg in situ between the leaf and stem of a close- 

 growing moss. 



Fig. 9. Lamprocanthia crassiconiis, ventral view of abdomen of male. 



Fig. 10. A clump of sedges showing the eggs of C. crassicornis in situ. 



Fig. II. L. crassicornis egg. Compare with Fig. 7. 



Fig. 12. L. crassicornis, ventral view of abdomen of female. 



THE EUROPEAN MOLE CRICKET, GRYLLOTALPA 



GRYLLOTALPA L., AN INTRODUCED 



INSECT PEST. 



By Harry B. Weiss and Edgar L. Dickerson/ 

 New Brunswick, N. J. 



The occurrence of Uie Etiropean Mole Cricket in this country has 

 already been recorded (Jour. Econ. Ent., Vol. VIII, p. 500) but as 

 the insect still maintains its existence in the place where it was first 

 observed and as it may be introduced into other localities, it seems 

 worth while to give a brief account of its habits and development. 

 As previously noted the insect was first observed in this country in a 

 nursery at Rutherford, N. J., where a large number of plants are 

 yearly imported from Europe. " This infestation, which is undoubtly 

 of several years' duration, extends over several acres planted to her- 

 baceous and ornamental stock, a considerable portion of which is used 

 for show purposes only. The soil is rather light and porous and con- 

 tains a variety of shrulis, shade trees, etc., such as one would naturally 

 find in a nursery. No preference is shown by the cricket for any 

 particular plant, its zig-zag burrows being found in different parts of 

 the area irrespective of the kinds of plants growing there. The in- 

 sects have been numerous enough for the nursery to detail several 

 men at certain periods to hunt them out and destroy as many as pos- 

 sible every few days." 



1 The arrangement of the authors' names has no significance and indi- 

 cates neither seniority nor precedence. 



