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transverse incision ; posterior lobe with the dorsal surface much lighter 

 colored than the anterior lobe. Abdomen with a bright yellowish white 

 line following the dorsal carina its entire length, this line bordered below 

 by a black line followed by a medium broad band of the general color 

 above : below this last band the sides of the abdomen are dull blackish or 

 fuliginous. All these lateral lines and stripes fade away apically. Posterior 

 femora brownish testaceous above, with the upper carinse and inner and 

 outer upper half of the apex black ; there are very faint traces of the 

 usual dusky bands present on the upper surface. Tibiae yellow, spines 

 black-tipped, tarsi yellowish with a lurid tinge. 



In the living insect the colors are much brighter and contrast very 

 strongly. The yellowish hair lines and dorsal line of the abdomen are 

 glossy white, while the front and lower surface are of a bright lemon yel- 

 low. The brown is a bright hazel. 



Length of body, male 17 m.m., female 22 m.m. ; of pronotum, male 

 3.85 m.m., female 4 m,m.: of antennse, male 6 m.m., female 6.75 m.m.; 

 of tegmina (when present), male 2.25 m.m., female 2 m.m, ; of hind 

 femora, male 8.5 m.m., female 10 m.m. 



Habitat. — Colville, Loon Lake, Washington Terr., July 23-25 (Dr. H. 

 A. Hagen) ; also near Helena, Montana, among the trailing junipers on 

 north mountain slopes at moderate elevations (L. Bruner). There were 

 a few pairs in the present collection taken as cited above. 



MeIa7ioplus atianis Riley. The collection contains quite a number of 

 specimens that must be referred to this wide-spread and everywhere abund- 

 ant species, although they vary considerably from typical specimens taken 

 at the east. At various points in Washington Territory. 



Melanoplus cinereus Scudd. Lone Tree, Yakima River, July 18. 



Melanoplus infantilis Scudd. The collection contains a single female 

 of this small species, which was taken at some point in eastern W. T. 



Melanoplus ctirtus Scudd. A pair of short-winged Melanopli which 

 are referred to this species without hesitation. This species is very closely 

 related to M. rectus, an insect found in the mountains of New England. 



Melanoplus ■feviur-rubrum DeGeer. The collection contains but a 

 single male specimen of this species, Avhich comes near J/, interior Scudd. 



Melanoplus minor Scudd. There are two males of this well-marked 

 species, which has, at various times, been referred to Caloptenus Occi- 

 dent alis Thomas, but which is quite distinct from that species. They were 

 taken in eastern W. T. 



