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PSYCHE. 



81 



2i. Hippiscus tuberculatus Pal. d. 

 Beauv. Figs. 21 , 31 a. 



AcrydiuJii tuberculatum. Palisot de 

 Beauvois, Insectes d'Afr. et d'Amer. 

 145, pi. 4, fig. I, (pt. 9,) (1S17). 

 (Z(?.y/e Saussure, S7.) 



Locusta coralliua. Harris, 176. 



Oedipoda phoeiiicoptera. Scudder, 

 46S ; Smith. — Me., 151. — Conn., 

 371 ; Thomas, 135. 



Hippiscus tuberculatus. Saussure, 

 87; — Addit., 27 (var.) : Fernald. 42; 

 Scudder, Psyche, (1S92), 303; Morse, 

 105 ; BeutenmuUer, 297. 



Antenna: (^,10.5-13; 9,ii.5-i3-5, 

 H. fem.; ^, 14-16; 9, 18.5-30.5. 

 Teg.: (?, 24-30; 9,30-33. Bod)-: 

 <?, 25-2S; 9, 36-44. Total length: 



c?).^2-3S; 9,39-43- 



Yellow-winged examples of this 

 species have been taken but are very 

 rare. Oftentimes the head, pronotum 

 and hind femora, even in the half grown 

 nymph, are largely greenish. 



This is the largest and most striking 

 locust of the present group. Owing to 

 its gaily colored wings it is a conspicu- 

 ous object in flight, but it is sufficienth' 

 alert and active to make its captiu'e a 

 matter of some difhculty, being both 

 very ready to take wing and flying ;i 

 considerable distance. Tlie 9 is much 

 less active than the ^ and is difficult to 

 flush more than once or find unless 

 marked down with great care. Both 

 are occasionally secured in sweeping. 

 The stridulation of the (J is a rapid 

 vattle, louder, but similar to that of 

 Arphia sulpkurea, with which species 



this is commonly found associated. It 

 is found in bushy pastures and untilled 

 land of light soil or elevated location. 



The young, which mav be found as 

 earlv as the latter part of August, are 

 curious little depressed, toadlike objects 

 usually purplish leaden in color. Thev 

 mav be found, under suitable conditions, 

 in the fall, winter, and eaily spring 

 months in localities frequented bv the 

 adult. 



This species appears in tlie winged 

 state about the first of May, probably 

 sometimes in the last week of April, 

 and may be found until the middle or 

 latter part of July. I have taken it on 

 May S and July 13. 



I have seen it from Norway, Me. ; 

 and have examples from Keene. X. H. 

 (Prof. Weed) ; Brattleboro, Vt. (Mrs. 

 J. B. Powers) ; Winchendon, Marl- 

 boro, Sudbury, Wellesley and several 

 towns in the immediate vicinity, in 

 Mass. ; Thompson, and .So. Kent 

 (young), Ct. It is also very widelv 

 distributed outside of New England. 



23. Hippiscus rugosus Scudd. 



Y\g. 12. 



Oedipoda riigosa. Scudder, 469 

 (1S62). Smith, Me., 151; Thomas. 



13-- 



Hippiscus rugosus. Saussure, S5 ; 

 Fernald, 43 ; Scudder, Psyche, (1S92-, 

 3S7 ; Morse, 105 ; Beutenmiiller, 398. 



This species does not difier materially 

 in size from its congener, the preceding, 

 which is the only one with which it is 

 likeh' to be confused, and from which 

 it is readily distinguished by the form 



