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IOWA ACADEMY OP SCIENCES. 
XipMdium nemorale Scudd. Rather rare. 
Xipliidium fasciatum DeGeer. Abundant in meadows every- 
where. 
XipMdium attenuatum Scudd. Rare. 
XipMdium hrevipenne Scudd. Abundant in low woods and 
meadows in September and on into October. 
XipMdi'am nigropleurum Bruner, Rare. 
Fam. ACRiDiD.E — Grasshoppers. 
TETTIGINJE. 
Tettix ornatus Say. Abundant in woods and along the mar- 
gins of the streams. 
Tettix arenosus Burm. Common in the timber. More abun- 
dant in the early spring than the preceding species. 
Tettix granulatus Kirby. This slender form is rather rare. 
Paratettix cucuUatus Scudd. Adults abundant in the middle 
of the summer. Larvae have been taken in the late fall and 
early spring. 
Tettigidea parvipennis Harr. Abundant in low timber land, 
where the undergrowth is short. The long- winged form, pen- 
nata^ is much more abundant than the other. 
TRYXALIN^. 
Pseudopomala drachyptera Scudd. Small larvae of this species 
were taken May 12th, and from then until July 3rd, when the 
last, a full grown female pupa was found. The first adult, a 
male, was taken June 6th; the first female was taken July 3rd, 
and the last September 12th. All of these specimens were 
found on prairie grass principally Andropogon scoparius. 
Mermiria Mviitata Serv. One specimen. 
Dicrornorpha viridis Scudd. Rather rare. Adult males were 
taken July 4th and 30 th, the females mainly in August. 
Eritettix tricarinatus Thos. This species hibernates as 
nearly full grown larvae. Adults were first found April 24th 
and were taken from then until July 4th. Small larvae were 
first found the last of August and were abundant throughout 
the fall until into October. This species was also found on A. 
scoparius and occurred sparingly on the Bouteloas. 
Orpliula speciosa Scudd. Common from July until Septem- 
ber as adults on the prairie grasses. Larvae have been taken 
from the first of May until July. 
GMoealtis conspersa Harr. Adults were taken this seascn 
from June 17th until into September, from a moderately shaded 
pasture. 
