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in the sand dune region near Millers, while a single male was 

 taken June 28 by Fox near Lafayette. 



The range of M. fascia tits is northern, extending from Labra- 

 dor, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New England, north and 

 west nearly or quite across the continent and south and west to 

 New Jersey, northern Indiana, Missouri and Colorado, its south- 

 ern limits being approximately that of latitude 40, though a sin- 

 gle male is recorded by Morse (1907, 47) from Cheahaw Mt., Ala. 

 In New England Morse (1898, 281) says: "It is a somewhat local 

 but common and widely distributed species, found most frequent- 

 ly among huckleberry bushes growing in and along the edges of 

 open ] >itch-pine woods, where it is frequently associated with 

 Clilcraltis conspersa Harr. When startled it leaps well, but may 

 usually be taken without a net. The species is very variable in 

 color, the upper parts, while usually of a dark reddish-brown, are 

 sometimes dark olivaceous-gray and occasionally are strikingly 

 varied with white. Adults appear in late June and may be found 

 as late as October." 



In Ontario Walker (1899, 32) found it "tolerably common in 

 dry open woods, preferably on sandy or rocky soil, often in com- 

 pany with C. conspersa and sometimes with M. island-ions." In 

 Nebraska Brunei 1 reports it as "found only in the extreme north- 

 western part of the State, where it is rare." In Colorado Gillette 

 (1904) says it "appears to be confined to the mountains at alti- 

 tudes varying from 8,000 to 11,000 feet, where it occurs sparingly." 

 It is not recorded from Ohio, but in Michigan appears to be com- 

 mon in suitable localities as shown by Hebard and Vestal. A 

 long-winged form (M. f. rolaticus Scudd.) \vith tegmina 19 to 20 

 mm. in length, occurs rarely in Michigan, and has also been re- 

 corded by Walker from DeGrassi Point, Ontario, and the Mag- 

 dalen Islands. 



.!/. fasciatus has been described and recorded under several dif- 

 ferent names, Mela no phis rectns Scudd., M. curtus, Scudd., and 

 M. Ixif-oni McNeil] being synonyms, while the Pezotettix borcalis 

 of Thomas (1873, 153), Fernald (1888) and numerous other au- 

 thors, ncc borealis (Fieb.), are to be referred to M. fasciatits, a 

 full synonymy being given by Scudder (1897, 267). 

 187. MELANOPLUS QUERNEUS Rehn & Hebard, 1916, 231. 



Size above the medium for the genus, large for the group; form mod- 

 erately robust. Male Grayish-brown above, greenish-yellow beneath. 

 Face olive-gray flecked with fuscous; antennae pale brown, darker toward 

 tips. Sides of head and upper third of prozonal lateral lobes with a shin- 

 ing dark brown stripe; dorsal field of tegmina pale brown; meta-pleura 



