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ORTHOPTERA. 
Conocephalinae.—Conocephalus includes narrow grasshopper-like 
forms which live in grass. Their eggs are laid in the stems of grasses 
Fig. 34— Conocephalus indicus redt. 
and the insects of all ages are found in waste lands and long grass. 
The males produce a sustained shrill note which is exceedingly difficult 
to locate and the shrill music heard in long grass is mainly produced 
by these species. C. indicus , Redt. and C. pallidus, Redt. are the 
common species. 
Mecopodinae.—Mecopoda elongata (fig. 30) is a very large form, of 
a dark brown colour, of the “ dead-leaf 5 5 tint, the tegmina often with 
markings such as are found on decaying leaves ; it is found sparsely 
over the plains, among trees and not in the open. 
Pseudophyllinae.—Sathrophyllia includes the large flattened forms 
coloured like bark, which are found sitting motionless on the bark 
of trees by day and are active by night. Their roughened upper 
surface, their colouring in dull shades of brown and grey, their 
flattened form and motionless attitude pressed against the bark renders 
them a very notable case of cryptic form and colouring and they are 
extremely difficult to see. 
Collecting .—Locustids are best collected by careful search among 
grass, on bushes, on the bark of trees, under the loose sheets of bark that 
are found on some trees and between the sheathing leaf-stalks of palms. 
Rearing is apparently possible only when the food habits of the young 
are first ascertained. When killed (in a cyanide or B. C. bottle), they 
should be pinned through the right tegmen, the left tegmen and wings 
set. Drying must be very thorough as the abdomen is very fleshy, but 
if properly done, stuffing the abdomen with carbolised cotton or other 
similar treatment is not required. 
