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O. vulgare Harr. Common everywhere (Bt), Staten Island, VII (Ds), New- 

 ark, Sandy Hook, Jamesburg, Ocean and Burlington Counties, Anglesea, 

 VIII, IX (Sm), Sea Isle City (Ss), Riverton, IX, 5 (Jn). 



This is one of the most common species on Cranberry bogs and may under 

 some circumstances aid the species of Scudderia in attacking the berries in an 

 earlier stage. It matures in late July and is found for the balance of the season 

 until frost. 



O. concinnum Scudd. Staten Island, VII (Ds), rare in New Jersey (Bt), 



Anglesea, IX, 5 (W). 

 O. gracile Harr. Lahaway, on cranberry bogs (Sm). 

 O. nigripes Scudd. Riverton, IX, 5, 25 (Jn) ; but a little query as to the 



species. 



XIPHIDIUM Serv. 



X. fasciatum DeG. Ft. Lee, Hackensack Meadows July to late September 

 (Bt), Caldwell (Cr), Staten Island, VIII, (Ds), Jamesburg, Ocean and 

 Burlington Counties, Anglesea, VIII, IX (Sm), Anglesea, IX, 5 (W). 



This and X. brevipenne are common on grassy cranberry bogs and may 

 damage young fruit. The nymphs swarm in early June. 



X. nemorale Scudd. Along the eastern slope of the Palisades, VIII, IX (Bt)_ 



X. brevipenne Scudd. Hackensack Meadows, July until late fall (Bt), Staten 

 Island, VIII-XI (Ds), with fasciatum (Sm), Riverton, IX, 5 (Jn). 



X. saltans Scudd. 



X. strictum Scudd. The last two species have not been actually taken in New 

 Jersey. Prof. Bruner thinks they should occur in open grassy ground, 

 as the species are very common in Maryland, Virginia, etc. 



ATLANTICUS Scudd. 



A. dorsalis Burm. Fort Lee, Greenwood Lake, rare (Bt), Staten Island, 

 VIII to X (Ds). 



A. pachymerus Burm. Fort Lee, Greenwood Lake, rare (Bt), Staten 

 Island, VI-IX, Woodbridge, Newfoundland (Ds), New Jersey (Ss). 



Family GRYLLIDiE. 



The " Crickets " are distinguishable by the somewhat flattened form, the 

 forewings lying flat on the abdomen, but bent down so as to also cover the 

 sides. In the males the flattened surface of the forewings is modified into a 

 sound-organ with strong veins and glassy or transparent cells. In the female 

 the ovipositor is long and cylindrical, like a stout bristle, this character making 

 the family easily distinguishable from the Locustida: in which the ovipositor is 



