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GLEANINGS FROM NA'l 77,' K. 



winged 

 Katydid. 



obtuse at the end than in the other sub-families, whose 

 members oviposit in the earth or in the stems of grass. 

 The broad-winged or "true katydid," Cyrtophyllus 

 concavus (Harris), is found in considerable numbers 

 throughout the State, but is much 

 The Broad- more commonly heard than seen, as it 

 dwells singly or in pairs in the densest 

 foliage which it can find, such as the 

 tops of shade trees and the entwining vines of the 



grape arbor. In central 

 Indiana it reaches matur- 

 ity as early as July 20; 

 and is more domestic in 

 its habits than any other 

 species of the "katydid" 

 group, frequenting, for 

 the most part, the shrub- 

 bery of yards, orchards 

 and the trees along fence 

 rows, being seldom heard 

 in extensive wooded 

 tracts. Its note is the 

 loudest made by any mem- 

 ber of the family, the male 

 having the musical organ 

 larger and better devel- 

 oped than in any other. 

 The call is almost always 

 begun soon after dusk 

 with a single note uttered 



Fig. 48-Broad-winged Katydid. at intervals of about five 

 (Male. After Harris.) seconds for a half dozen 



