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  NEW 
  YORK 
  STATE 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  attempting 
  to 
  escape. 
  The 
  spot 
  on 
  the 
  board 
  where 
  these 
  groups 
  

   occurred 
  was 
  always 
  a 
  wet 
  one, 
  and 
  on 
  it 
  there 
  was 
  to 
  be 
  seen 
  a 
  mass 
  of 
  

   very 
  minute 
  white 
  eggs 
  in 
  the 
  midst 
  of 
  a 
  matrix 
  of 
  thin, 
  transparent 
  gela- 
  

   tin. 
  In 
  these 
  companies 
  of 
  adults, 
  males 
  and 
  females 
  were 
  intermingled. 
  

  

  Larva. 
  (PI. 
  15, 
  fig. 
  6) 
  Length 
  5.7 
  mm; 
  greatest 
  diameter 
  i 
  mm. 
  

  

  Body 
  cylindric, 
  tapering 
  anteriorly 
  on 
  the 
  thoracic 
  segments 
  to 
  the 
  

   head, 
  which 
  is 
  minute 
  and 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  completely 
  retracted 
  within 
  the 
  

   prothorax. 
  Segments 
  increasing 
  a 
  little 
  in 
  thickness 
  to 
  the 
  sixth 
  abdom- 
  

   inal, 
  and 
  in 
  length 
  to 
  the 
  seventh 
  abdominal. 
  

  

  Color 
  uniform 
  whitish. 
  Skin 
  finely 
  rugulose 
  striate. 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  paired 
  prominent 
  ventral 
  prolegs 
  on 
  the 
  first 
  eight 
  abdominal 
  

   segments; 
  those 
  on 
  segments 
  1-7 
  similar, 
  blunt, 
  cylindric, 
  equaling 
  

   in 
  length 
  one 
  third 
  the 
  diameter 
  of 
  the 
  abdomen, 
  bearing 
  two 
  termi- 
  

   nal 
  rows 
  (of 
  six 
  to 
  nine 
  each) 
  of 
  thin, 
  flat 
  sharp, 
  strongly 
  curved 
  

   exteriorly 
  directed 
  claws. 
  Prolegs 
  of 
  the 
  eighth 
  segment 
  longer, 
  curved 
  

   posteriorly, 
  bearing 
  a 
  greater 
  number 
  of 
  thin 
  claws 
  or 
  hooks 
  with 
  apices 
  

   directed 
  anteriorly, 
  the 
  innermost 
  much 
  the 
  largest. 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  two 
  fine 
  setae 
  on 
  the 
  ventral 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  prothorax 
  near 
  its 
  

   anterior 
  end. 
  The 
  apex 
  of 
  the 
  abdomen 
  bears 
  two 
  pairs 
  of 
  setigerous 
  

   processes, 
  and 
  below 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  these 
  a 
  pair 
  of 
  low, 
  bare, 
  blunt 
  

   prominences. 
  The 
  processes 
  of 
  the 
  upper 
  of 
  the 
  two 
  above 
  mentioned 
  

   pairs, 
  divaricate, 
  wide 
  apart, 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  anterior 
  prolegs, 
  bearing 
  each 
  

   three 
  setae 
  longer 
  than 
  itself 
  The 
  lower 
  pair 
  shorter, 
  approximated 
  on 
  

   the 
  apex 
  of 
  the 
  abdomen, 
  each 
  with 
  two 
  shorter 
  setae. 
  

  

  Pupa. 
  Length 
  42 
  mm. 
  

  

  Free, 
  cylindric, 
  arcuate; 
  clear 
  yellow, 
  with 
  brownish 
  spines 
  and 
  angles. 
  

  

  Face 
  directed 
  ventrally 
  ; 
  two 
  pairs 
  of 
  strong 
  setae 
  on 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  

   head, 
  with 
  a 
  corrugated 
  surface 
  between 
  them; 
  cases 
  of 
  the 
  antennae 
  

   simple, 
  short, 
  not 
  exceeding 
  half 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  face. 
  Mouth 
  parts, 
  

   wings 
  and 
  legs 
  as 
  usual, 
  the 
  hind 
  legs 
  under 
  the 
  wings. 
  Prothorax 
  at 
  

   its 
  anterior 
  margin 
  elevated 
  in 
  a 
  pair 
  of 
  pyramidal 
  triangular 
  processes, 
  

   directed 
  above 
  the 
  hind 
  angles 
  of 
  the 
  head. 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  a 
  few 
  stiff 
  setae 
  on 
  the 
  thoracic 
  dorsum 
  ; 
  abdominal 
  segments 
  

   1-8 
  bear 
  each 
  a 
  median 
  transverse 
  whorl 
  of 
  stiff 
  setae, 
  alternating 
  larger 
  

   and 
  smaller, 
  and 
  becoming 
  much 
  stouter 
  dorsally 
  toward 
  the 
  hind 
  end 
  of 
  

   the 
  abdomen 
  and 
  much 
  fewer 
  on 
  the 
  eighth 
  segment; 
  ninth 
  segment 
  

   very 
  short, 
  with 
  a 
  pair 
  of 
  apical 
  lobes, 
  each 
  of 
  which 
  bears 
  a 
  strong, 
  long, 
  

   ventrally 
  curved 
  hook, 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  segments 
  8 
  and 
  9 
  together. 
  On 
  

   the 
  inner 
  side 
  of 
  this 
  hook 
  at 
  its 
  base 
  is 
  a 
  minute, 
  erect 
  spinule. 
  

  

  STRAY 
  NOTES 
  ON 
  OTHER 
  ORDERS 
  

   ORTHOPTERA 
  

  

  No 
  effort 
  was 
  made 
  to 
  collect 
  these, 
  but 
  a 
  few 
  that 
  were 
  picked 
  up 
  

  

  incidentally 
  were 
  taken 
  to 
  Mr 
  Scudder, 
  who 
  has 
  kindly 
  given 
  me 
  the 
  

  

  following 
  list 
  of 
  their 
  names. 
  

  

  Acrididae 
  

  

  Tettix 
  granulatus 
  Kirby. 
  This 
  was 
  not 
  uncommon 
  on 
  the 
  dry 
  

  

  lichen 
  mats 
  on 
  Blueberry 
  island 
  in 
  Little 
  Clear 
  pond. 
  

  

  Tettigideaparvipennis 
  Harris. 
  In 
  bogs 
  on 
  sphagnum. 
  

  

  