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FAMILY VII.— GRYLLID.^. 



Fig. 182.— CEcan- 

 tbusfasciatus—tv^-o 

 basal joints uf an- 

 t en n ae of d ark 

 form. Original. 



Fig. 180. — CEcanthus 

 fasciatus, male. Orig- 

 inal. 



Fig. 183.— CBcan- 

 ihus fasciatus— tvt'o 

 basal joints of an- 

 tenn ae of light 

 form. Original. 



the illustrations (Figs. 182 and 183) these markings are con- 

 fluent in the darker variety, and well separated in the lighter 

 one. This cricket is alwa^^s darker in color, varying from a 

 deep black to ivory-white with fuscous markings. Most 

 specimens, however, are greenish-white, with three black 

 stripes on the head and pronotum. and a broad dusk}- line 

 along the center of the abdomen beneath. The wing-covers 

 of the male are less broad in proportion to their length than 

 in niveus; while the ovipositor is longer and more distincth- 

 turned upward at the end. Both sexes are shown in Figs. 

 180 and 181. 



Fig, 181. — CEcanihus fasciatus, female. Original. 



This is almost as common as the "Snowy Tree-cricket." 

 Its stridulation is a long and comparatively loud continu- 

 ous vv^hir often lasting several minutes. 



