326 NATURE SKETCHES IN TEMPERATE AMERICA 



Orthoptera, first enumerating the species of these insects that 

 I found in August, as follows: 



1. The walking-stick (Diapheromera femorata). 



2. Clear- wing locust {Camnula pellucida). 



3. Short-wing brown locust {Stenobothrus curtipennis). 



4. Yellow-wing locust {Arphia sulphurea). 



5. Varied-wing locust {Arphia xanthoptera) . 



6. Sprinkled locust (Chlcealtis conspersa). 



7. Carolina locust (Dissosteira Carolina). 



8. Maritime locust {Trimerotropis maritimcC) , 



9. Mottled sand locust {Spharagemon wyomingianum). 



10. Lubberiy locust (Melanoplus differentialis) . 



11. Two-striped locust {Melanoplus bivittatus). 



12. Lurid locust (Melanoplus luridus). 



13. Grizzly locust {Melanx>plus punctulatus) . 



U. Narrow-wing locust {Melanoplus angustipennis). 



15. Red-legged locust {Melanoplus femur-rubrum). 



16. Blatchley's locust {Melanoplus blaichleyi). 



17. Green-legged locust {Melanoplus viridipes). 



18. Texan katydid {Scudderia texensis). 



19. Fork-tail katydid {Scudderia furcata) . 



20. Arboreal katydid {Cyrtophyllu-m perspieillatus) . 



21. Short- wing green grasshopper {Xiphidium brevipenne). 



22. Striped green grasshopper {Xiphidium fasciatum). 



23. Dorsal-striped grasshopper {Xiphidium stridum). 



24. Smooth meadow grasshopper {Orchdimum glaberrimum). 



25. Common meadow grasshopper {Orchelimum vulgare). 



26. Common field cricket {Gryllus abbreviatus). 



27. Pennsylvania field cricket {Gryllus pennsylvani^us) , 



28. Four-spotted tree cricket {Oecanihus quadripunctatus). 



In the extreme left of the landscape view is a sycamore tree, 

 the light bark of the trunk showing quite plainly. In the 

 extreme right the dark masses of foliage and branches are those 

 of a pine, the shadow of the tree being seen on the ground. 

 In the background is a glimpse of a dense woods consisting of 

 maple, oak, some hickory, and beech, but the maples show more 

 conspicuously. A small thicket of sumach, sassafras, and an 

 occasional wild black raspberry brier appear at the border of 

 the woods to the left of the middle of the distance. The sweep 

 of open ground bears a profusion of grasses, white clover, 

 wild bergamot, evening primrose, catnip, wild strawberry, 

 and common milkweeds. In this open foreground, which 



