268 ORTHOPTERA OF NOVA SCOTIA. — PIERS. 



As we have seen, the green, the olive-gray, and the brownish 

 colour phases are found in Nova Scotia. The species is very 

 abundant throughout the province in somewhat damp places 

 well covered Avith succulent grasses, and also about dryer 

 meadows and thick growths of roadside ferns, such as the 

 sweet Hay-scented Fern (Dicksonia punctilobula) , in dry 

 locations. Hundreds rise from about the feet when walking 

 through short grass. Despite its numbers, it probably does 

 not do very much damage to crops which are of value. I 

 have noted it about Halifax, Lawrencetown (Hx. Co.), 

 Westville (Pict. Co.), Tatamagouche (Col. Co.), Windsor 

 (Hants Co.), Kentville (Kings Co.), Lunenburg Co., etc.; 

 and C. B. Gooderham states that it is excessively abundant 

 about Truro, Col. Co., and also reports it from the additional 

 counties of Annapolis, Digby, Yarmouth, and Queens. 

 Although there happens to be no records of its occurrence 

 in Cape Breton Island, yet, no doubt, it is also abundant 

 there. 



It is a fairly early species, and probably hatches about 

 Halifax in the latter part of June, as I have observed many 

 nymphs, from 6 to 8 mm. long, and of about the third stage, 

 in grass about damp places near Halifax on 7 July, 1917, 

 which was a backward season. Adults are met with from 

 about the latter part of July or first of August about Halifax 

 (27 July, 1897, Halifax; earliest date at Truro, 6 July, 1914)*, 

 until about 25 October (19 Oct. '95, 25 Oct. '96, 26 Oct., '97, 

 26 Oct. '17, at and near Halifax). At noon on 18 Nov., 1917, 

 a sunny warm day with a temperature of 49'^, I took an 

 active male (greenish olive-gray phase) in a very sheltered 

 warm spot covered with grass and fallen leaves, at the edge 

 of a wood in the archbishop's grounds, Dutch Village, Halifax, 

 although the frost had previously been so severe that on 

 15 Nov. the head of the North West Arm was frozen over. 

 This must only be taken as a mere casual survival of an 

 individual in a peculiarly favourable situation. 



*In 1917 the firat adults and first stridulation of this apeoies were noted at Halifax on 

 14th August. 



