NO. l6.] ORTHOPTERA OF CONNECTICUT. 69 



taken ornatus much more frequently. New Haven, 4 June, 20 

 August, Centerville, 10 May, Lyme, 20 August (B. H. W.). 



Paratettix Bolivar. 



The members of this genus are distinguished by the short 

 and narrow vertex which is not projected beyond the eyes. Eyes 

 prominent, antennae with 14 joints. Pronotum with the dorsum 

 flat, front margin truncate. Tegmina in form of oval scales. 

 Wings usually well developed. 



P. cucullatus Burmeister. Hooded Grouse Locust. 



FIG. ii. Paratettix cucullatus. Lateral and dorsal views of head. 



This species is readily recognized by means of the key and the 

 above description. Color a uniform yellowish to grayish brown. 

 Vertex from above but little wider than one of the eyes, which 

 are large and prominent. Pronotum truncate in front and ex- 

 tending forward to the eyes. 



Measurements. ^ 



Length Pronotum 



Female 13.5-15.5 n -13 



Male n -13.5 9.5-11 



This species is very local in its distribution, occurring along 

 the shores of ponds and streams. Canaan, 18 August (i female), 

 Thompson, 13 July (scarce), August 4-9 (very scarce), New 

 Haven, 27 August (abundant) (A. P. M.) ; East Hartford, 13 

 August (i male) (B. H. W.). 



Morse states, " The Thompson and Canaan specimens were 

 found in the sandy mud of a lake shore, and were yellowish- 

 gray; the others on a margin of a little stream strewn with 

 fragments of blackened wood and other waste, and were very 

 dark." The East Hartford specimen was taken near a small 



