Vol. XXll] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 5 



Orthoptera found about Aweme, Manitoba. 

 James A. G. Rehx and Morgan Hebard. 



During the season of 1909 the following series of Orthoptera 

 was taken by Mr. Norman Criddle, and is now in the collection 

 of the junior author, with the exception of sets from the larger 

 series, which are in the collection of The Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia. A collection was also made by 

 Mr. Criddle for Dr. E. M. Walker, and the records have been 

 published in the Canadian Entomologist, Volume XLII, Nos. 

 8, 9, 10 and 11. 



Dr. Walker records the following species from Aweme, 

 which are not in our series: — Labia minor (L.), Tctrix ornatus 

 (Say) Cordillacris cinerea (Brum), Philobostroma quadrim- 

 aculatum (Thorn.), Encoptolophus parvus Sc, Camnula pel- 

 lucida (Sc), Hippiscus neglectus (Thorn.), Scudderia curvi- 

 cauda (DeG.), Idionotus brevipcs Caud., Udeopsylla nigra Sc, 

 and Oecanthus nigricornis quadripunctatus Beut. 



The species in our series not before recorded from Aweme 

 are as follows: Akentetus unicolor McN., Mecostethus lineatus 

 (Sc), Melanoplus femur-rubrum (DeG.), Melanoplus pack- 

 ardii Sc, Melanoplus luridus Dodge, Melanoplus bivittatus 

 (Say), Conocephalus saltans Sc Of these Melanoplus luridus 

 Dodge is recorded from Western Canada for the first time; 

 Akentetus unicolor McX. and Melanoplus packardii Sc. are 

 first records for Manitoba. 



The notes on habitat have been supplied by Air. Criddle. 



Acrydium granulatum Kirby. 

 June 3 ; 2 $ . 



Acrydium acadicum (Sc.) 



June 2, 3, 4 ; 2 $ , 5 $ . 3 in dry woodland, 1 in damp open 

 woods. 



Acrydium hancocki (Morse). 

 June 2, 4 ; 2 5 . 1 damp open woods ; 1 in dry woodland. 



Akentetus unicolor McNeill. 

 Aug. 22 ; i $ . On dry prairie. This species has formerly 



