CHAPTEE XIII 



OETHOPTEEA COJVTIA^U£D—LOGVii'nDAE, GEEEN 

 GRASSHOPPEES, KATYDIDS 



Fam. VII. Locustidae — Green Grasshoppers. 



Ortho'jptera, with very long delicate antennae composed of many more 

 than thirty joints ; hind legs longer than the others, thicker 

 at the base. Tarsi with four joints. Front tibiae usually 

 provided ivith tympanal organs ijlaced beloiv the knee ; stridu- 

 lating apparatus of males, when present, situate on the basal 

 part of the tegmina. Females usually tvith an elongate ex- 

 serted ovipositor, formed by the apposition of six pieces. 

 Wingless forms numerous. 



Fig. 187. — CyrtophyUus crepitans, male. West Indies. 



An unfortunate confusion has long existed as to the term 

 Locustidae, and has resulted in the application of the name to a 

 group of Insects that contains none of the locusts of ordinary 

 language. Some entomologists therefore use the term Phasgonu- 

 ridea for this family, but the great majority prefer the term 

 Locustidae. 



The Locustidae are, as a rule, more fragile Insects than the 



