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CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. 



[Bull. 



Median carina low, dorsum rather flat. Superior lateral 

 sinus of pronotum nearly as deep as the inferior 



(Fig. 9) , 3 



3. Vertex of head projecting beyond eyes (Fig. 8) 



Tettix p. 67 



Vertex of head not projecting beyond eyes (Fig. 11) 



Paratettix p. 69 



Nomotettix Morse. 



Head with the vertex projecting beyond the eyes and wider 

 than one of them, the front border rounded. Front of vertex 

 when viewed from the side sub-rounded, with a deep notch in 

 front of eyes. Top of head with a pair of nipple-like tubercles 

 between the posterior portion of the eyes. Pronotum with the 

 median carina high, longitudinally arched, and usually ex- 

 tending only to the end of abdomen, with the inner wings rudi- 

 mentary. Rarely the pronotum is prolonged and the inner wings 

 well developed. 



N. cristatus Scudder. Plate VII, 8. 



This species is our smallest Acridian and will be readily 

 recognized by the high arched pronotum. The hind femora are 



Fig. 5. Nomotettix cristatus. Lateral and dorsal views of head. 



Fig. 6. Nomotettix cristatus. Lateral 

 view, showing crest of pronotum and sinuses 

 of lateral lobes. 



Fig. 7. Nomotettix cristatus. 

 Cross section of body. 



