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ture of the male ochreous ; ovipositor light reddish-brown. Tarsi and 

 sometimes also the tibiae a tritle infuscated. 



Length of body, ^, i6 mm., $, 17.5 mm.; of antennae, ^ and $, 

 about 50 mm.; of pronotum, ^, 3.8 mm., ^, 4 mm.; of tegmina, ^, 19 

 mm., $, 20 mm.; of hind femora, ^, 14 mm., i', 15 mm.; of ovipositor, 

 III 2 mm. 



This particular species is quite common in the vicinity of West Point, 

 Nebraska, about the margins of ponds and along the edges of streams 

 where it frequents rank growing grasses and sedges. I have also taken it 

 several times at the electric lights in the city of Lincoln, while it was 

 observed to be very common in the sand hill region of Wheeler, Garfield 

 and Holt counties. It has never been found by me outside of the State, 

 nor has it been sent to me from beyond our boundary. 



Its song is very low and more rapid than that of O. glaberrimum and 

 O. vulgare. 



The uncommonly long ovipositor of this insect would indicate a slight 

 variation from the normal egg-laying habits of the other members of the 

 genus ; but just what this variation is has not been ascertained. 



Orchelimum gladiator, n sp. — This second species of meadow grass- 

 hopper of the genus Orchelimum which is now characterized, appears to 

 be quite distinct from all other described North American forms. Its 

 chief distinguishing character is its very broad, nearly straight ovipositor 

 of more than the ordinary length. In its general structure it resembles 

 the more robust species like 0. glaberrimum and O. concijinuvi. It dif- 

 fers from these, however, in having shorter legs and antennae. The pos- 

 terior femora are rather slender ; the cone of the vertex is short and 

 obtuse, with the extreme tip shallowly sulcate ; the eyes are rather large 

 but not prominent, the hind wings are little if any longer than the tegmina, 

 which do not quite reach the tip of the ovipositor. 



Colour, pale transparent grass-green throughout, save the usual mark- 

 ings upon the occiput and disk of the pronotum which are dark brown, 

 on the latter composed of two well defined narrow, slightly diverging 

 lines. The dorsal portion is also tinged with brown. Antenna? rufous ; 

 feet and extreme tip of the ovipositor tinged with rufous. 



Length of body, !}^ , 18 mm.; of antennae, 35 mm.; of pronotum, 

 4.75 mm.; of tegmina and wings, 19 mm.; of posterior femora, 15.5 mm.; 

 of ovipositor, 10 mm.; greatest width of ovipositor, 1.82 mm. 



Described from two female specimens taken upon the flowers of one 



