132 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 1915. 



rated locations supporting an abundant growth of sphagnum. It ap- 

 pears to be similar to the European russeolus, which I have not seen, 

 but the description indicates a quite different detail in marking. 



Athysanus striola Fallen. 



Cicada striola Fallen. Acta Holm. XXVII, 31, 1806. 

 Athysanus striola Osborn and Ball. Ohio Naturalist II, p. 235. 



This is a rather large species very broad in front and tapering sharply 

 to end of wings, yellowish green with a broad black band across' the 

 face just below the margin of the .vertex. 



It occurs only in low ground on coarse grasses, possibly also on 

 sed'ges and I have never seen it in such numbers as to warrant calling 

 it of much economic importance. It has been taken at Orono Aug. 2nd 

 when it was swept from grasses in low boggy ground among clumps of 

 alder, birch, etc., at Cherryfield Aug. 8, (Wm. Woods), at Mt. Katahdin 

 at the summit 5300 ft. and at Fort Kent Aug. 28th. 



Athysanella acuticauda Baker. 



Athysanella acuticauda Baker. 



A short winged gray species with two conspicuous black round spots 

 on the front of the head. The female ovipositor is much extended 

 and pointed and with the abdomen gives the insect a sharp-wedged 

 appearance. Length, female 4 mm, male 3 mm. 



This species occurs in immiense numbers in rather dry locations es- 

 pecially in upland pastures and meadows on the dwarf grasses to which 

 they seem especially well adapted in coloration and habit. It seems 

 particularly to frequent Canadian^ blue grass. A long-winged specimen 

 of this species taken at Orono Aug. 8, 1914, shows close similarity to 

 Athysanus venaitioni. 



Abundant at Orono' Aug. 29th, North Harps well Aug. I2(th, Portland 

 Aug. I3th-I4th, Highmoor Farm Aug. 15th, Mt. Katahdin Aug. 21st 

 on tableland 4500 ft., Fort Kent Aug. 28th and will undoubtedly be 

 found in all parts of the state in suitable situations. 



Driatura gammaroidea Van Duzee. 



Athysanus gammaroidea Van Duzee. Buf. Soc. Nat. Hist. Bui. Vol. 



V, p. 209, 1894. 

 Driatura gammaroidea Osborn and Ball. Dav. Acad. Nat. Sci. Proc. 



VII, 89. 



This is a peculiar looking species quite black with a wide vertex verj' 

 short wings and a long, sharply pointed ovipositor. Length, c?3 rnm ? 

 4 num. 



The species was originally described from Kansas but later taken in 

 Iowa and then in New York and the collection of the species at Port- 

 land this summer two specimens from roadside grasses Aug. 14th near 

 Riverton Park extends its range considerably father east. It is quite 



