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and with the surface nearly flat. The prozona longer than the 

 metazona, the latter with the hind border obtusely angled. 

 Median carina low, but distinct and equal throughout. Lateral 

 lobes vertical, longer than deep. Tegmina and wings variable, 

 covering about three-fourths of the abdomen in our species. 

 Hind femora moderately stout, tapering gradually and surpass- 

 ing tip of the abdomen. Sub-genial plate of male short. Cerci 

 long and incurved apically. 



P. floridana Thomas. Plate X, 3. * 



General color olivaceous. Top of head, pronotum, and tegmina 

 varying from light to dark brown. Face yellowish. Antennae 

 brownish, annulated with light. A dark brown bar from the 

 posterior border of the eye extending back along the upper edge 

 of the lateral lobes of the pronotum and often ending abruptly 

 at the metazona ; below this band often yellowish. Fore and 

 middle legs and hind tibiae often bluish green. Outer face of 

 hind femora without transverse bands, brown-green or yellowish 

 on lower face. 



Measurements. 



Body Antennae Tegmina Hind Femora 



Female 26-36 8.5-11 14.5-20 15.3-18.7 



Male 20-25 *3 -*5 *3 -16 12 -13.5 



Rather common in the tall grasses and sedges along the edges 

 of swamps and low lands. An active insect, but one which 

 usually tries to escape attention by slipping around to the op- 

 posite side of the stem to which it clings. Morse has taken it 

 as early as the 226. of July ; our latest record is the I4th of Octo- 

 ber. Deep River, North Haven, Niantic, Stamford (A. P. M.) ; 

 Branford, 3 September (H. L. V.) ; New Canaan, 21 September, 

 New Haven, 25 August, Westville, y September, Wallingford, 

 14 October (B. H. W.). 



LOCUSTIM:. 



The family Locustida includes the insects commonly known 

 as katydids, green or long-horned grasshoppers, and camel- 

 crickets. They are readily distinguished from the Acrididce by 

 the slender, many- jointed antennae which are much longer than 

 the body, the tarsi or feet which are four- jointed in the Con- 



