!I(|iiIIh or ill v.'ii'ioiiM iiiiiii;il,iir(! Si<,)i,f.';('M. In ;iiiy <';is(' Mic (•j!;^;.s urc liTul 

 ill »'!irly Hpi'iii;:;, coiiiiiioiily iiiscrlfMl hciic'il li I, lie ciiidci-inis of llic Ic.'il in 

 ;i, ('III iiiikIi- Ii\' I lie ovipoHJtor. We li.'iA'f- loiiiid iJicni l-liiis pl.'iccd on iJic 

 iiiiicf Hide (tl' the l>()ol/ oi' sliciilJiiii^i; biisc ol Iciivcs of corn. 'The yoiiii^ 

 incrcr (■oiicc.'i.lnicnl, williin Uk; h.'iMcM of l,li(^ Ic.'ivcH, bill, llic ndiills jirc 

 iiiort' m'.(,iv(! luid piiMH (|ui(.(! freely from pl.-inl. lo pl.-inl,. M.'des iire often 

 r.'ire, iiinl tJiese T/iripidd' |»i'odii(M' yf.ninji; vvillniiif (lieir ;iid, iniicli as 

 |il:iiii: lice do. 'I'lie period of oviposil/ion \H soinevvliai proloiiL'ed, hut, a. 

 iiioiitli JH coiMinoniy .siillicienf to hriii;.'; a, fi;eiiera.i ion lo iiial/Urily, and 

 lliere are (^onsecpienlJy Hcvc^ral broods in a. S(\'i,soii. We lia,v(! S(!(!n egfiis 

 halcliiii';; in corn lields Sepleniher 'S.'>. The 'I'hri puhv, lia,v(! rcecMiiiy 

 heen l.reahul hy W. M. Hind;;, in VoIiiiik; XXVI. of l.lie rroc(!(;(liiigH of 

 IIh' llnifed Staics Mnseiini, ami of the s|)ecieH there (^niiinei'aied HOV(;rul 

 lia,v(! heen reco;,'ni/,e(j on corn. I'Utlhii px iicrroKd Uzel ('I'hrips rnaidis 

 i'eacli) was descrihed hy MisK l'ea,(;li, as she inh»riiis us, from ox.'im|)lea 

 ta.keii under liiisks and leaf shea IIi.m of corn. '/'. per plexus Heach was 

 also descrilKui from specimens found on c(»rii and on other phuihs. Hii- 

 lhnp:< liitiri (I^'i^. I'-JO) we ha.\'e seen alMindant under I he <:orii leaf-sheath 

 ahoiit I.Ik; silk, and especially at the hase of the tassel; and AiKtphol.hrips 

 slriald has been htmid (piite common on the youiifj; corn plant. 



(;i{.\ssii(»n'r;i{s. 



TiiK K.iat-M'uaii'a) ( iKASsiion-Kit. 

 Mclanoplus jciinir-ruhruin l)e(i. 



'riir; l;Kssr;i( ( inAssiioi'i-KU. 

 ,\l < liincpliis (illtinis Kiley. 



'riir; KocKV Muhn'I'ain ( li(Assii(tn'i';K. 

 l\l chinopliis sprclii.s IMiler. 



'rili; ( )l,l\ I', ( iltASSIIOI'I'MU. 

 M rhinnpliis ilijJcrcHlidlis Thom. 



Till'; Two sTitii'ia) ( iKASsiiori'p.u. 

 M ( htiiopliis hirilhitiis Say. 



The al)o\e lixc species, which lia\c heen alreaily mentioned in I he 

 ^^•eiieral discussion of grasshopper injiii'y '■<» corn in (lie first S(>ction of 

 this repoi't (pa!;('S Ol ()7), are liei'e aj;ain ref(>rred lo in order to a fuller 

 discussion. Amoiii'; the near allies of these f;rassho|)pers are katydids 

 and iii(>a(low ;:;rassh()ppers. These are, howcxcr, easily distin<^uished 

 hy the hicl^ that they are of a ^rass i!,reen color, with threadlike aiitriiiKe, 

 louder than the hody, while the common corn ^rasshoppcM's are dull 

 hrow II or oli\-e i',r(>eii, with thicker antrmue, only a. thii'd to half the 

 liMij;t.h t»f the Itody. I'Voiii their nearer relatives of their own family 



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