144 CiCADIDAE 



Brb; Ft. Montgomery, Sep, Schott; Mt. Vernon, Aug, GBeyer; White 

 Plains, Aug-Sep, nine males, two females, JBKnapp; Pleasantville, 

 Sep, Kessler; Rye, Sep, Bird, Aug, Ds; Tarrytown, Jl, Wood; W. 

 Nyack, Aug, Ols&Ds; Central Pk., Bronx Pk., Van Cort. Pk. ; Throg's 

 Neck, Aug, thirty-seven males, eleven females, ASkinner; SI: distrib- 

 uted all over the island and often found on low vegetation; Jl 8 (in 

 1913) is the earliest date that one has been heard singing on the island; 

 on Oct 11, 1919, a very warm day, two were heard at St. George; LI: 

 common on the westerly part of the island, but not recorded east of 

 Oyster Bay and Hempstead; appears to prefer rather damp, heavy soil; 

 occurs in Prospect Pk., Brooklyn. 



1484 T. auletes (Germ.). Van Cort. Pk., Aug, Ds; Manhattan I., Sep, Shoe; SI: 

 rather partial to sandy ground; Arrochar, Old Place, Watchogue, Long 

 Neck near Travisville, Richmond Val., Jl-Sep. On Sep 10, 1916, there 

 were a considerable number of these insects in the trees to the north 

 of the Finger Board Road near the corner of Sand Lane, Arrochar. 

 They were so numerous that their songs were continuous. LI: Pine- 

 lawn, Patchogue, Farmingville, Selden, Coram, Yaphank, Wading R., 

 Riverhead, Montauk, Jl-early Oct. No doubt generally distributed over 

 the island, especially in the areas of loose soil. Often sings in the late 

 afternoon and into the evening. 



Cicada Linnaeus 



1501 C. hieroglyphica Say. LI: A few seen among the pines near Bald Hill, 

 Riverhead, Aug, 1917, and six males captured in the same locality, Jl 

 18, 1918. The species no doubt occurs elsewhere on LL 



Magicicada Davis 



1510 M. septendecim (L.) and form cassinii (Fisher). Periodical Cicada, or 

 Seventeen-Year Cicada. Occurs in certain years very plentifully on 

 SI, LI, in the Hudson R. Val., and in the central and western parts of 

 the State. Occurs more sparingly elsewhere in the State, and appears 

 to be absent from the higher regions. Only a few of the broods recorded 

 as occurring in the State are really of prime importance, the others 

 feebly representing some outlying swarms, or being perhaps belated 

 individuals or else those that have appeared prematurely. 



The small form cassinii appears with the larger septendecim and 

 is usually considered as a variety of it. Its song is totally different 

 from that of the large septendecim, being a series of chirps. It occurs 

 in colonies in the area occupied by its larger relative, and is not so 

 numerous or so widely spread. 



On SI: brood 2 (1911-1928) appears in countless numbers; brood 6 

 (1915-1932) is the next largest, while broods 1, '3, 4, 5, 10, 13, 14, 15, 

 and 17 have also been recorded, but not in large numbers. 



On LI: brood 10 (1919-1936) and brood 14 (1923-1940) are the 

 largest. Broods 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, and 9 have also been observed. Brood 1 

 (1910-1927) has a considerable swarm in the Half Way Hollow Hills, 

 and brood 5 (1914-1931) in several localities from Wyandanch to 

 Wading R. 



Elsewhere in the State, brood 2 (1911-1928) is the great swarm in the 

 Hudson R. Val., extending as far north as Washington and Saratoga 

 Counties. Brood 3 (1912-1929) has been reported from Geneseo (NYS 



