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Two, or possibly three, species of Etipagoderes are also found in 

 the same locality and situation, one of them, Eti. sordidus, preferring 

 low plants. 



Diamimiis subsericcus was taken around the roots of coltonwoods, 

 znd Peritaxia hispida, rare, under pieces of bark or logs, the former at 

 Winslow, the latter at Walnut, Arizona. Eucyllus vagatis was found 

 under ties at Barstow, Cal., Patideleiejus cineretis and Cyphus lautus at 

 Peach Sprmgs, Arizona, around the roots of scrubby brush. 



Among the CVtv;;//;// were the following species — Lixiis pleuralis \ 

 Cenirocleonus molitor and angularis ; Cleonopsis piilverens ; Cleoniis 

 frontalis, virgafus, and quadri/inea/us — all of which, with the exception 

 of the first two, occurred almost entirely on the ground, at the roots of 

 low plants. 



Species u( Dory/omns, B^igoiis. 7\chiiis, AcaUes, Zascelis and others 

 also I'requent these situations : so it will be seen that it will pay collec- 

 tors in the Southwest to give considerable aliention to this mode of col- 

 lecting, — which 1 found to yitld better returns in Rlivtic/iophora, and 

 some other groups, than any other way I could devise. 





List of the ORTHOPTERA found on Staten Island. 

 By Wm. T. Davis. 



Staten Island offers in its few square miles natural features as di- 

 versified as they could well be in so small an area at this part of the 

 coast. The expanse of salt meadow, die moderately high hills in the 

 interior, many of which are still wooded, and the sand dunes and barren 

 ground along the Kills and at Tottenville, are each inhabited by species 

 of Or/hoplera that very rarely or never leave them. 



Anaxipha exigua seems to be confined to the salt meadows and 

 only one specimen of Conocephalus exiliscanorus has been taken at a 

 distance from the salt water creeks near which it makes his home. 

 Paroxya atlaniica is particularly numerous on these meadows and the 

 species o{ Xiphidiiim and Steiioboihriis are also found plentifully in the 

 same situation. Dissosteira collare and Psinidia viarmorala have only 

 been found on the sand dunes and barren ground along the Kills, and 

 Melanopliis coUinus is also most plentiful in the same localities. Chlcc- 

 aliis conspersa occupies the hills and particularly the edges of pastures 

 and in waste places. 



With the exception of Periplanela amen'cana, which has been re- 

 ported inhabiting green houses, all the species have been cap-lnred by 

 me. The month when the first imago has been observed on the Island, 

 is indicated, in nearly every case, after the specific name, from which 

 time until frost they are usually to be met with. 



