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PSYCHE.
NOTES ON THE ACRIDIDAE OF NEW ENGLAND.- 11.- TRYX- AL1NAE.- VI.
BY ALBERT P. MORSE, WBLLESLEY, MASS.
8. CHI.OEALTIS Harr.
ChZoeaZtis Harris 1841. Report p.
148.
3rd ed., 1862, p. 184.
This genus was establisliecl by Harris
on two species of which one (curtipen-
nis) belongs to Stenobothrns (Fischer,
1853)~ the other (cons$ersa} must
receive this name. Chi-ysochraon
(Fischer, 1853) is closely related, es-
pecially GX. dispar of Europe, but if
but one name can.be retained that must
be Chloealtis which has twelve years
priority. In Brunnei-'s Revision this
generic title is evidently applied to the species hitherto known as Ch. -&?-idis;
here treated under the title of Dichro-
morpha.
1 I. Chloealtis conspersa Harr.
Figs. I I, I i:i.
Chloealtis conspew. Harris 184 I.
Report, 149; ed. 1862, p. 184.
Scud-
der, 455. Fernald, 36. Smith, Me.,
145 ; Conn., 375. Morse, 13, 104.
Beutenniiiller, 293.
Chloealtis ahrtiw Harris, 149 ; ed.
1862, 184.
Chrysochrcion com$ersvui.* Thomas,
76. Coinstock, 102.
Stenobothrus melai~o~lwzis. Scud-
der, 456.
This species is readily recognized
by the absence of foveolae, the shining
black sides of the pronoturn of the
male, and t.he peculiar form of the
ovipositor of the female. The male
differs so much in size and appearance
from the female that it was described
as a Stenobothus (r~zcZano//eu~'us} by
Scuclder. The f varies from pale
straw to dark brown, but is usually
light brown above, and the tegmina
immaculate, sometimes with very faint
dusky spots; the hind tibiae are either
red or yellowish. The $ varies from
straw to very dark fuscous brown, and
usually has the tegmina more or less
spotted with dusky, though they are
sometimes immaculate. The name
abortiva Harris does not seem worthy
of retention, far the larger number of
specimens being intermediate in mark-
ings.
About 350 specimens, nearly onc-
half of which are females, give the
following measurements :
Antenna. Hind fern. Teg. Tee.< Hind fen% Body. rf 10-11 111.7-13
7-7-12
3- 5.5 I5-IÌ
9 10-12 11.6-16
7-10 &-11 20-28
The wings in the male arc usually
one-third to one-half, in the female one-- half to two-thirds, as long as the teg-
rnina. In the female the abdomen




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about reaches the tip of the hind
femora, in thc male it falls short by 2
to 4 mm.
McNeill was the first to announce the
occurrence of long-winged individuals
in this species in Illinois; Blatchley
captured a female in Indiana, and last
season I secured two in Sherborn, Mass.
I have not seen a male with functional
wings. This form may be distinguished
as prima. These two females measure
as follows :
Tegmi~ra. Wing. Tea.> Hind fern. Total length, Long. Wide. Long. Wide.
q.', 4.7 18 8.5 27
20 4.8 18 8.3 3 28
While not abundant, this species is
common locally in suitable situations.
It seems to prefer bushy pastures or
edges of pine woods but is found
wherever old stumps or fragments of
soft or decaying" wood are accessible as a nidus for its eggs. I have several
times found it associated in locality with Ps. brac/;y//era and Afel, '' rectm,"
with the one in b~inch-grass, with the
other in low bushes, etc., in both cases in close proximity to woodland. The
females are rather sluggish and easily
captured, moving of necessity by crawl-
ing and leaping, but the males are
quite alert and active.
It may be found from the latter part
of June throughout the season. I have
taken the adult $ on June 24, and the
5 on Oct. 7. I have collected speci-
mens at Deering, Fryeburg, Norway,
and Stoncha~n, Me. ; No. Conway, sum-
mit of Kearsarge Mt., and Jackson,
N. H. ; Hyde Park, Jay, and St. Johns-
bury, Vt. ; Wellesley and several towns
in its vicinity, Winchcndon, Wood's
Holl, and West Chop, M. V., Mass. ;
Wickford, R. I. ; Canaan, Montville,
New Haven, Niantic, and Stamford,
Conn.
An interesting account of its oviposi-
tion is given in Smith's Orthoptera of
Maine (also Orth. of Conn.) and, to-
gether with additional matter, in Scud-
der's Distribution of Insects in New
Hampshire. The latter work contains.
a description and notation of its songs
in sunshine and shadow, which may
also be found in the 23rd annual report
of the Entomological Society of Ontario. 9. STENOBOTHRUS Fisch.
Stenobothrus Fisclicr, 1853. Ortli.
europ., p. 313.
12. Stenobothrus curtipennis I-larr.
Fig. 12.
Locusta (Chloealtis} curtipemis.
Harris, Rep't, 149, 1841 ; eel. 1862,
r 84.
Stenobothrus curtipennis. Scudder.
456. Thomas, 91. Smith, Orth. Me.,
147. Fernald, 37. Morse, 14, 104.
Beutenmiiller, 294.
Long-winged form, longipennis.
457, 1862.. = var. of curtipemis.
Smith, Thomas, Morse, cit. supra.
This species is the only true Steno-
bothrus occurring in New England, and,
while one of the most variable of our
locusts in color, markings and wing-




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September 1896.1 PSYCHE. 421 ,
development, is readily recognized by
the presence of foveolae
visible from
above. The length ol' tegmina and
wings is very variable and conse-
quently of very slight importance.
several marlcecl color varieties being
either long or short winged. The
wings, while often very small, are
probably always capable of being
expanded sufficiently to serve as para-
chutes at least, being in
nearly every
case. almost
as long as the tegmina,
not abortive as in Chl. cowsperm.
While the larger proportion of indi-
viduals captured fall into one of two
series, being either long or short
winged, no sharp line of demarcation
exists between the series. In the
short-winged the tegmina of the 8
usiially do not reach the end of the
hind femora bv 2 to 3 mm., in the 9
by 3 to j mm. ; in the longwinged
they equal or exceed
the femora T to
2 mm.. but intermediate examples
are not uncommon. Short-winged
individuals are somewhat the more
numerous. The three most striking
color varieties are the follow in^ (0
dorsal half of sides of pronoturn and
cheeks fuscous, darkest above ; (2)
sides of pronotuni gay, crossed half-
way down .by a broad, irregular,
fuscous band ; cheeks somewhat in-
fuscatecl above and hclow a pale band
at level of lower margin of eye; (3)
face, sides of head and body green.
Each of these forms may be either
long or short winged, light gray,
yellowish, reddish, or fuscous above,
or of intermediate shade.
Antenna.
H. fern.
Tog. Teg. TÌö 1%. fern.
d 8.5-10.5
10.5-11.8
8.5-1s -3-+3
<? 6.5-8 zi.s-r4
7 -56.5 -,-+A
Body. Total.
rj.5-15.5 24 -a2
zs -24 5 ,z,4-z3
This is a sprightly, wide-awake
little "hopper" of no mean ability,
winch also freely makes use of its
wings when needful ; an artful dodger,
and an adept in all descriptions of
tumbling and vaulting. While con?-
~non wherever there is a thick and
succulent growth of herbage, it is
especially plentiful in the long grass
and sedge of meadows, by the side of
ditches, etc., becoming even abund-
ant locally.
The season during which it may he
procured in the adult state is probably
the longest of all of our locusts; I
have captured specimens from June
24 to Nov. I 7. Not only is its season
a protracted one but it is one of IIIC
most thorougldy distributed of our
species in area, and can probably be
So~ind in every township of New Eng-
land wherever there is a grassy area
of some extent. About 700 specimens
in my collection are from the follow-
ing localities : Deering, Portland, Frye- burg, Hudson, (F. I?. Briggs), Nor-
way. and Speckled Mt.. Stonehain,
Me.; No. Conway, Kingston (S. W.
Denton), Hanover (Prof. C. M.
Weed), summit of Mt. Washington.
N. H. ; Hyle Park, Stowe, Mo11t-
goincry, Jay, Newport, Hartland
(Prof. C. M. Weed), Brattleboro
(Mrs. J. B. Powers), Vt. ; Kings-
ton, and Block Id.. R. I. ; all quarters



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422 PSYCHE. [September 1896,
of Conn. ; and various places in
Mass., including Winchendon, Grey-
lock Mt., Penikesc, Cuttyhunk, and
Martha's Vineyard Ids. The speci-
mens from Greylock Mt. consist of
botli long and short winged adults
and young. showing- that the species
undoubtedly breeds there ; those from
Speckled Mt. on the contrary are all
long-winged adults and probably flew '
there, havingbeen obseived by Mr.
Scudder in the middle of Sebago
Lake almost simultaneously. A nota-
tion and description by Mr. Scudder
of its song and attitude during stridu-
lation will be found in Distribution
oSInsects in New Hampshire and the
23rd report of the Entomological
Society of Ontario.
A THYSAN'URAN OF THE GENUS ANOURA.
BY F. I.. HARVEY. O1<OyO, ME,
Prof. A. S. Packard in his " Syn.
Tliys. of Essex Co. Mass." p. 27 de-
scribes a species of Anoura under the
name A. gibbosa, which was collected
at Brunswick, Me. The description is
so meagre and differs so materially from a form found in similar situations about Orono, Me., that we submit the follow-
ing account of specimens examined.
Descri$f;o~s.- Lead colored or pale indigo bluish. Body short and broad with broad
segment. Head long in proportion to the
other segments, and divided above into two areas: a wide anterior flattened portion, bearing three rounded tubercles. The
middle one much larger and marked by
about twenty sma.11 irregular color patches. The posterior portion narrower, ridged, bear- ing five tubercles, the middle one i-ectangu- a larger and two lobed by a transverse
depression. The others snisill and rounded. The prothorax bears four tubercles, the
two median ones small or obsolete, the locit- tion indicated by hairs. The segments from the third to the eighth inclusive six-tuber- culate. Ninth segment four tuberculnte.
The body ending in two large tubercles.
The tubercles armed with whitish hairs at the apex which become larger, longer and more numerous toward the posterior part of the body. The tubercles are colored like the body but surrounded at the base by a light colored ring whicli has light colored lines radiating from it to the apex of the tuber- cles breaking the color into six sub-triangu- tar zones. The tubercles on the second seg- ment are triangular at the base and the color broken by lighter lines into twelve irregular patches nine surrounding three. Body
widest at 7th to St11 segments. The bud
coneacute. bi-u-ad at the base, prominent and projecting beyond the head, as shown in
Fig. 2. Antennae short, stout, hirsnte, as long as half the width of the head. Basal joint broadest. Three basal joints about equal. Terminal joint longest, narrowest, conical, lighter colored.
Legs short and stout slightb longer than half width of body. Underside of body yel- lowish at the insertion of the legs.
Measurements.-Total 1.9 mm. to 1.6 mm.
Greatest width ,798 at 8th seg., head, ,399 mm. long. 'Breadth ,532 mm. behind but at base ofantennae .?,19mm. Antennae .21 3m111.



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