INSECTS 



Panchloridee. Leucopheea surinamensis, L. This is a cosmopolitan 

 species which has been taken at Kew Gardens. It is a tropical insect. 



ACRIDIODEA 



Grasshoppers 



Truxalidce. Stenobothrus /ineatus, Panz., is a somewhat local form. 

 It has been taken at Leatherhead and Box Hill. Stenobothrus viridulus, L., 

 occurs everywhere on grassy places. Stenobothrus rufipes, Zett., has been 

 taken at Box Hill, but it is by no means rare, and should be taken on 

 grassy hills, especially by woodsides. Stenobothrus bicolor, Charp., and 

 Stenobothrus parallelus, Zett., are our two commonest grasshoppers, and 

 are numerous on almost every patch of grass in the later part of the 

 summer. Gomphocerus rufus, L., 1 is restricted in distribution : it is 

 common at Reigate, Battersea Fields, Box Hill, Leatherhead, and on 

 Bookham and Oxshott commons. Gomphocerus maculatus, Thunb. 

 This little species is numerous on all commons and sandy heaths ; it 

 has been taken on Blindley Heath near Godstone, Oxshott Heath, and 

 certainly occurs in many other localities. 



Tettigida. Tettix bipunctatus^ L., our smallest grasshopper, is 

 abundant everywhere in dry places throughout the year, and may even 

 be taken in winter among dried leaves on mild days. Tettix subu- 

 /afus, L., is less common than the above. It has occurred at Dormans. 



The members of this family are known in America as ' grouse 

 locusts.' 



LOCUSTODEA 



Grasshoppers 



Phaneropteridee. Leptophyes punctatissima, Bosc. Widely distributed 

 and fairly common. It has been taken at Wimbledon, Surbiton, Dor- 

 mans, Box Hill, Guildford and Bisley. 



Meconemidee. Meconema varium, Fabr. This delicate little ' grass- 

 hopper ' lives on trees, especially oaks, limes and elms. It is common, 

 and often taken at ' sugar.' Box Hill, Richmond Park, Dormans, Leather- 

 head, Horsley, Kingston-on-Thames and Bisley are localities for it. 



Conocephalidce. Xiphidium dorsa/e, Latr., has been recorded by the 

 early authors from ' near London.' It is a rare and local form, occurring 

 only among reeds in marshy places. 



Locustidez. Locusta viridissima, L., the Great Green Grasshopper, has 

 not been actually recorded from within the county, but it is almost 

 certain to occur. It has been taken at various localities near the 

 borders. 



Decticidce. Thamnotrizon cinereus, L., is common in late summer in 

 dry thickets and hedges almost everywhere. Its short sharp chirp, 

 * tss, tssy tss,' is familiar to many collectors ; it is most frequently to be 



1 A specimen was recorded by Samouelle in the beginning of the nineteenth century from the 

 Battersea Fields. 



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