ORDER ORTHOPTERA 



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fairly common form has a brownish band or stripe on the 

 upper part of the thorax or wing covers, and making a promi- 

 nent hne when tlie wings are closed. It occurs about as 

 commonly on the sand, but may have a preference for places 

 where there are little sticks. A less common form is lighter 

 colored, almost ochre yellow, and more common among 

 grass, leaves, and clumps. The color is close enough to the 

 general color of the sand to afford some protection on the 

 bare sand. 



Arphiu md/jhurca. (After Lugger.) 



Family Locustidae. — The family Locustidfie includes insects 

 which are usually green in color and called green grasshoppers 

 or meadow grasshoppers, katydids, and stone crickets. 

 They are characterized by great length of antenna^, the widtli 

 of wings, and generally a green color. They are common 

 among the coarse grasses along the roadsides and in 

 meadows. A rather striking group includes the sword- 

 bearers, Conocephahis, the striking feature being the form of 

 the head, which is extended in a prominent horn, \arying 

 somewhat in size and shape in different species and with 

 long, slender antennae. The wing covers are somewhat 



