INSECTS 



round forehead. They compose the subfamily Phanerop- 

 terinae, which includes species that attain the acme of 

 grace, elegance, and refinement to be found in the entire 

 orthopteran order. Nearly all the round-headed katydids 

 are musical to some degree, but their productions are not 



Flo. 11. A bush katydid, Scutldtria furcata 



Upper figure, a male; lower, a female in the act of cleaning a 



hind foot 



of a high' order. On the other hand, though their notes 

 are in a high key, they are usually not loud and not of the 

 kind that keep you awake at night. 



Among this group are the bush katydids, the species of 

 which are of medium size with slenderer wings than the 

 others, and are comprised in the genus usually known as 

 Scudderia but also called Phaneroptera. They have ac- 

 quired the name of bush katydids because they are usually 

 found on low shrubbery, particularly along the edges of 

 moist meadows, though they inhabit other places, too, and 

 their notes are often heard at night about the house. Our 



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