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Pine tree cricket 



Oecanthus pint Beutm. 



This flower cricket was taken by the writer on hard pine at Karner in 

 1901 as follows; Jul)- 27, four; Aug. 21, four, and Sep. 6, one. Immature 

 specimens of what probably belong to the same species were taken, one on 

 July 8, and two on the 19th. 



This insect has been described by Mr Beutenmuller as follows : 



Head and antennae testaceous, the latter becoming darker towards the 

 tip ; first two joints with four black marks ; the inner mark on the first joint 

 long and straight, the outer oblique ; those on the second joint 

 parallel ; eyes black ; thorax testaceous with a longitudinal line 

 on each side above ; anterior pairs of legs testaceous ; posterior 

 femora green, tibiae testaceous ; body beneath black with the sides 

 yellowish green; body above blackish with a green stripe along 

 ■ 1 the back; elytra transparent, with grass-green veins ; hind wings 

 \ w\ slightly protruding beyond the elytra; veins also green. 



> The female is somewhat paler than the male, and the wings 



Fig. 2 2i oe- extend a little more beyond the elytra ; ovipositor dark testaceous, 

 c a n thus t jp black Average length from head to tip of wing- covers, 14 



pini, under r . • i 1 



side of basai mm ; body, 12 mm ; width, 4.5 mm. 



antennal seg- TT . ..... . 11f _^ , , 



ments (After He states that it may be easily distinguished from (J. n 1 g r 1- 



Beutenmuller, ■ tit 11 1 ' 1 1 r 1 • 11 



Am.-Mus.Nat: co -r n i-s Walk., by the grass-green color ol the wings and the 

 94) testaceous head and thorax and the marks on the basal joints of 

 the antennae. He adds that it lives only on pinetrees and usually on the 

 high branches. It has been recorded from Riverton N. J., by Dr Smith 

 and probably occurs in other pine sections of the state. 



Bibliography 



1894 Beutenmuller, William. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bui. 6:271 



