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a more varied dress than the simple green of the adult insect. 

 In the larva, the colors are purplish, black and white, 

 arranged in minute squares on the head and body, the anten- 

 nae and legs being marked with rings of the same colors. The 

 pupa, is green, varied with purple on the sides, and adorned 

 with a double row of crimson spots on the dorsal surface. 

 The mature insect is wholly green. It may be found during 

 August and September. My earliest date for it is, August 

 1885. Province of Quebec, common in August and Septem- 

 ber, Provancher. Montreal, common, Caulfield. Toronto, 

 common in Ontario generally to north of Lake Superior, 

 Brodie. Eed Eiver Settlements, Scudder. A. 6 Eosseare 

 Eiver, August 30th, and a 9 the vicinity of Souris Eiver, 

 Gr. M. Dawson. 



The oblong-winged Katydid, Phylloptera (Amblyconypha) 

 oblongifolia, De Greer, is green like the preceding species, but 

 may be distinguished from it by its larger size, and by the 

 oval form of its wing covers. It appears to be rare in east- 

 ern Canada, and is not on Provancher list. The only speci- 

 mens that I have seen are a male and female, given to me 

 by the late Mr. "W. D. Shaw (taken, I believe, at Montreal), 

 and three males taken by myself at Montreal, September, 

 1883. I found them amongst some willow bushes, and in 

 each instance, my attention was attracted by seeing them fly 

 from one bush to another. Dr. Harris states that, when 

 flying, they make a whizzing noise, somewhat like a weaver's 

 shuttle. I was not close enough to hear any sound, nor did 

 I hear them shrilling. 



According to Harris, the note of the male, although grat- 

 ing, is feeble. I have not seen any account of the earlier 

 stages of this insect, but in the latter end of June, 1885, I 

 found two larvae which I think must belong to this species, 

 as they were entirely pale green, and on August 1st, 1885, 

 I found two pupae, also green (curicauda is varied with pur- 

 ple and white, when in nature, and we have no other arboreal 

 species in eastern Canada). Montreal : rare, Caulfield. — 

 Toronto : common, and Ontario generally to north of Lake 

 Superior, Brodie. '■ 



The genus Conocephalus may be recognized by the head 



