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This is one of our most common species. New Haven, 

 August and September, Stafford, 24 August (W. E. B.) ; Scot- 

 land, Canterbury, Plainfield, 10-14 August (B. H. W.). 



This species, together with S. texensis, causes considerable 

 damage on the cranberry bogs in New Jersey. They destroy 

 the berries by eating into them to get the seeds. 



S. pistillata Bruner. 



FIG. 51. Scudderia pistillata. Tip of male abdomen, a. Lateral view. b. Dorsal 

 view of anal segment. 



Species with shorter body and legs and broader wings than 

 curvicauda. The notch of the supra-anal plate of the male 

 resembles that of curvicauda, but the lateral processes are more 

 triangular in shape. 



Measurements. 



Body Pronotum Tegmina Hind Femora Ovipositor 



Length Width 



Female 22 5.5 27.5 9 20 7 



Male 18 5.5 33 9.5 22 



Salisbury, 30 August, Stafford, 24 August (W. E. B.). 

 S. furcata Bruner. Fork-tailed Katydid. 



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FIG. 52. Scudderia furcata. Tip o male abdomen, a. Lateral view. b. Dona 

 view of anal segment. 



Our smallest species. Wings narrow and of a dark green 

 color. Lateral carinae of pronotum more nearly parallel than 

 in the preceding species. The notch of the supra-anal plate 

 of the male is deep and rounded, the lateral processes much 

 swollen. 



