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49. Saltmarsh Meadow-Grasshopper, Conocephalus spartinoe Fox. 

 Locally abundant in short grasses of coastwise saltmarshes. 



Known from Old Orchard, Me., southward. 



50. Wingless Prairie Grasshopper, Conocephalus saltans Scudder. 

 Common among low shrubs and tufts of bunch-grass on the 



sandy moors of Nantucket. August and September. 



51. Long-legged Shield-bearer, Atlanticus americanus Saussure> 



and 

 52. Short-legged Shield-bearer, Atlanticus testdceus Scudder. 



Scarce. Our two Shield-backed Grasshoppers live in dry wood- 

 lands, bushy pastures, etc., where they may be found crawling 

 slowly over the dead leaves, or perhaps stridulating from some 

 bush. Adults are recorded from the vicinity of Boston, Cape 

 Cod, Marthas Vineyard, Connecticut, and Sudbury, Vt., from 

 late July till October. A third species possibly occurs in western 

 New England. 



53. Asiatic or Greenhouse Cave-cricket, Diestrammena marmorata 



DeHaan. 



Introduced into greenhouses and cellars in several parts of New 

 England. It multiplies rapidly and quickly becomes abundant. 

 I have received examples from Kennebunk, Me., Danvers and 

 Springfield, Mass. Adults and young throughout the year. 



Native Cave-crickets, Ceuthophilus spp. 



Our native cave-crickets, stone-crickets, or camel -crickets are 

 usually found under bark, boards, stones, etc., or in cellars and 

 holes during the day, emerging at night in search of food. Adults 

 are most numerous out-of-doors in late summer and fall, but hiber- 

 nating examples are not rare in favorable conditions. The genus 

 needs thorough collecting in liquid preservative and complete re- 

 vision. 



54. Spotted Cave-cricket, Ceuthophilus maculatus Harris. 

 Our commonest camel-cricket, probably found throughout New 



England. Gregarious, under stones, logs, and in cellars. 



55. Yellow Cave-cricket, Ceuthophilus neglectus Scudder. 

 Probably throughout New England in woodlands. Recorded 



