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eggs that lie over the winter. But eggs are also deposited by the spring 
brood en route. The insect always leaves its hatching grounds without 
depositing eggs; entomologists have therefore wrongly concluded that 
the broods reared on the plains are barren, 
A great flight of “grasshoppers” is noticed by Willcox, P, Ac. Philad. 
1876, p. 361. 
Invasion by “ Sauterelles ” in Algeria, summer of 1874 ; H. Brocaud, 
CR. Ixxx. p. 276. 
New genera and species : — , 
Pachytylopsis (foss.), De Borre, OR. Ent. Belg. xviii. p. xl. ; for P, 
persenairii, ibid. (pi. v. fig. 1), coal-measures of Belgium. [Another fossil 
described as P. borniensis (p. xli.) is subsequently (pp. Ivi.-lx.) considered 
Lepidopterous.] 
Scudder, P. Bost. Soc. xvii., characterizes the following; — 
Spharagemon^ pp. 467-471. (Edipodidce^ to receive certain insects 
hitherto placed in CEdipoda, the type being Gryllus cequalis^ Say ; also 
S. hollif Texas, Vermont, Massachusetts, Maryland, Iowa, balteatiinijNew 
Jersey, Maine, Vermont, Maryland, Texas, p. 469, cristatum, p. 470, Texas. 
Encoptolophus, p. 478. Differs from Tragocephala in the flatter disk 
of the pronotum, with its slight but abrupt median carina, and almost 
equally distinct lateral carinse. Includes CE. sordida, Burm., (E. costalis^ 
Scudder, and E. parvus^ p. 480, Texas. 
Psoloessa, p. 612. Allied to Tragocephala ; for P. texana^ ibid., 
ferruginea and maculipennis^ p. 613, Texas. 
Phlibostroma, p. 616. Somewhat allied to Psinidia ; fox Phlib. pictum, 
p. 617, Nebraska. 
Hippacris^ p. 267. Belongs to the Truxalidce, in some respects resembles 
Rhomalea, in others Tropinotus Type, H. crassa, p. 268, N. Peru. 
Prorlr']hachis^ p. 269. Allied to Procolpia. Type, P. granulosa, ibid., 
N. Peru. 
Aplatacris, p. 271. Allied to Lophacris. Type, A. colorata, ibid., N. 
Peru. 
Euparnops, p. 276. Allied to Oxya. Type, E. cceruleum, ibid., N. Peru. 
Cornops, p. 276. Allied to the preceding. Type, C. bivittatum, ibid., 
N. Peru. 
Tragocephala brevipennis, California, cubensis, Cuba, p. 483. 
Chloealtis brunnea, p. 610, Texas. 
Amblytropidia subhyalina, p. 611, Texas. 
Gomphocerus virgatus, ibid. Texas. 
Arphia simplex and conspersa, p. 614, luteola, p. 616, Texas. 
Astroma hastata, p. 266, N. Peru. 
Mastax nigra, N. Peru, and gundlachi, Cuba, ibid. 
Zonocerus ? bUineatus, p. 268, N. Peru. 
Machverocera nigro-marginata, N. Peru. * 
Ekcochlora brunneri, p. 270, N. Peru 
Ommatolampis leucoptera, p. 272, aptera anj nigro-gullata, p. 273, N. 
Peru. 
