38 Psyche [April 



121. Scudder's Short-winged Locust, Melanoplus scudderi Uhler. 

 Locally common in southern New England in brushy thickets 

 in August and September. It has been taken at Springfield and 

 Wareham, Mass., and New Haven, Ct. 



122. Green-legged Locust, Melanoplus viridipes Scudder. 

 Mr. C. W. Johnson has taken this species at five points along 



our western border: Bashbish Falls, Great Barrington, and Wil- 

 liamstown, Mass., Mansfield and St. Albans, Vt., all in June. It 

 was found among low shrubby thickets on dry upland soil. 



123. Large-headed Locust, Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Scudder. 

 Only one example is known from New England. This was taken 



at Needham, Mass., Aug. 23, 1908, in an abandoned field on sandy 

 loam. The species is common in the West. 



Subfamily Acrydiinse, Pygmy Locusts (Tettiginse, Grouse 



Locusts) . 



All the Pygmy Locusts hibernate in the adult stage. They rest 

 on the bare earth instead of perching on vegetation. 



124. Crested Pygmy Locust, Nomotettix cristatus cristatus Scudder. 

 Found everywhere on light soils, such as dry pastures and mow- 

 ing-lands, probably throughout New England; abundant locally. 

 Adults occur throughout the year but are most plentiful in April, 

 May, and October. 



125. Angulate Pygmy Locust, Acrydium granulatum granulatum 



Kirby. 

 Common throughout New England on the moist earth of mead- 

 ows, especially on sandy soil, and the margins of swamps and 

 streams. Adults are most numerous in April, May, August, and 

 September. 



125a. Broad-shouldered Angulate Pygmy Locust, Acrydium gran- 

 latum incurvatum Hancock. 

 A form described from the West, four examples of which have 

 been taken at Moosehead Lake and in the alpine zone of the White 

 Mt. region. 



126. Ornate Pygmy Locust, Acrydium ornatum ornatum Say. 

 Lives in wet meadows and damp spots on upland soils through- 



