THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 123 



NEW SPECIES OF NEBRASKA ACRIDIM). 



BY LAWRENCE BRUNER, WEST POINT, NEBRASKA. 



CEdipoda Nebrascensis, n. s. 



Elytra and wings longer than body; elytra spotted; wings blue at 

 base, gradually merging into black. 



Female — Vertex broad ; middle foveola circular, open in front with a 

 slight median carina ; frontal costa rather narrow, somewhat expanded at 

 ocellus ; sulcate, expanding at lower extremity. Lateral costa nearly 

 parallel to frontal. Median carina of pronotum crested, as in (E. Caro- 

 lina, only much higher ; cut in front of middle by last transverse incision 

 of pronotum. Posterior part highly arcuate ; anterior part nearly straight. 

 Lateral carinas slight, approaching a little in front of middle, where they 

 are cut by two transverse incisions ; then running parallel to median 

 carina to base of occiput. Posterior margin of pronotum as in (E. Caro- 

 lina. Elytra wide, slightly arcuate in front, nearly straight behind ; about 

 one-third longer than body. Wings one-eighth of an inch less. Posterior 

 femora a little shorter than body, slightly furrowed below. Antennae 

 about as long as head and thorax. 



Color — dried (not alcoholic) — Dirty yellow. Head and pronotum 

 cinereous, with a greenish tinge. Clypeus lurid. Elytra dirty yellow, 

 spotted with brown, the spots on outer half running together, forming 

 irregular narrow transverse bands ; median vein brown half its length, 

 bordered by yellow. Spots on inner portion large. Wings bluish at base 

 for about one-fifth their length ; outer third yellowish, sprinkled with 

 brown spots at apex. The yellow forms a continuous wide band along 

 the posterior portion and around the inner angle half way to the base. 

 Disk black. Posterior femora crossed on outside by two light brown 

 bands ; internally by two black bands. Apex black. Posterior tibiae 

 yellow, with dark spines. Venter yellow. Dorsum blue with a yellow 

 spot on centre of each of the 1-4 segments, remainder brownish. Sides 

 brown, antennae rufous. 



Length — $, 1.75 inches; expanse of wings 4 inches; elytra 1.90 

 inches ; posterior femora .85 inch.; posterior tibiae .75 inch; antennae 

 .60 inch. 



Habitat — West Point, Nebraska ; in August. Male unknown. 



