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The Clear Winged Locust 



(Camnula peUucida Scudder). 



Head slightly compressed, vertex with its disk subtriangular, front half 

 sloping downwards. Pronotuni with its disk flattened, front margin trun- 

 cate, narrower than the hind margin which is obtusely angulate. Lateral 

 carina distinct, median carina distinctly elevated and of same height through- 

 out and cut in front of middle with small notch. Lateral lobes deeper 

 than long. Tegmina with apical third reticulate and surpassing the abdo- 

 men. Inner wings transparent. 



The color is somewhat variable but is usually of a light brown. There 

 is a dark triangular spot behind each eye and an oblong, vertical, black 

 spot on front half of lateral lobes of pronotum. Tegmina brown with several 

 large, dark spots scattered over them. Dorsal surface brown with a yellow 

 stripe running down each humeral angle. Hind femora brown and crossed 

 by two or three oblique black bands on outer face. 



This is the most common of our species and is found mostly on uplands 

 and pastures and often does considerable damage. It is our earliest grass- 

 hopper. As in other species the eggs are deposited in the fall and hatch 

 the following spring. 



There are many other forms present in our province but none of them 

 is as injurious as the three above mentioned which seem to go together, 

 for if one of them is found, a little searching will soon discover the other t\vo. 

 These three species are also found commonly in the Province of Quebec, 



