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The Chinese grasshopper (Oxya chir.esis Thurib.) has "been spreading 
rapidly on the Island of Hawaii of recent years. It has bOqn known for 
a long ti-nc on Oahu and Kav_ai, There there have been occasional fields 
considerably attacked, though not causing any extensive daTv^'c. The feed- 
ing on c r ane (causing very ragged leaves) has been chiefly along grassy 
roadsides and borders of fields. 
