ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 489 
iehrtied, ‘the long antennae, to my surprise, being 
withdrawn. These two were all that could be 
nd on the bush. On August 15, Messrs. Schwarz and 
ab looked over this bush again, and collected all of these 
ds they could find. The next day I examined the same 
1 shrub and captured two more, which indicates that 
probability the insects change quarters frequently and 
one night is sufficient time for them to become com- 
_ On the same day an extended search, covering several 
bushes of Staphylea, revealed Camptonotus in numbers. I 
~ collected eight and could easily have secured a score. Three 
___ Of the eight were males, which, heretofore, have much more 
__ arely been collected than females. Carefully examining the 
Be, ‘first pod in which a Camptonotus was found, it was seen that 
aS tisual, a large irregular opening had been made in one of 
the cells, but it had been closed by a loosely constructed door, 
«composed of bits of the pod and a network of fine spun silk- 
like threads. The locustid was visible within and scuttled 
: ed perth ee eat ot eran of 
tp. Several other pods were - found to be similarly inhabited. 
In some the opening had been closed by a well woven con- 
sheet (see middle figure, Plate XXV). Apparently 
in the pods was eaten, they serving only as shelters. 
specimens of Camptonotus and twigs of Staphylea 
were brought home and the twigs placed in water under bell 
_ jars. In.a large jar two females and one male were confined 
___ with a twig bearing several entirely uninjured pods and many 
leaves. They were watched for some time by a light but did 
nothing with the plant. They sometimes moved nervously 
___ about, sometimes sat motionless, but they also spent much 
time cleaning all accessible parts of the body (even including 
the ovipositor in the case of the females), with the mouth. Dur- 
ing this process they showed wonderful control of the long 
antennae, which after being pulled down one at a time by 
the fore legs, by great muscular power at the base were slowly 
