NO. l6.] ORTHOPTERA OF CONNECTICUT. 121 



femora brownish yellow with oblique bars of fuscous on the 

 upper face ; dull orange or yellow below ; knees black. Hind 

 tibiae coral-red. Spines black. 



Measurements. 



Body Antennae Tegmina Hind Femora 



Female 19.5-27.5 7-5-9-5 14 -19 "-5-I5 



Male 16.5-20 7 -9 10.7-16.5 10 -12.5 



Found on dry soils, especially near the edges of woodland. 



From various parts of the state from the 20th July throughout 



the season. 



M. bivittatus Say. Yellow-striped Locust. Plate X, 2. 



Fig. 47. Melanoplus bivittatus. Cercus of male. 



. Our largest species of Melanoplus. Median carina of pro- 

 notum low but distinct throughout. Tegmina reaching or sur- 

 passing the end of hind femora, often shorter in the female, 

 tapering gradually. Hind femora rather long and somewhat 

 stout. Color variable, olive brown to light greenish yellow 

 above, yellowish beneath. A narrow yellowish stripe extends 

 back from the upper angle of each eye along the lateral carinas 

 of pronotum nearly to the tips of the tegmina. Tegmina with 

 scattering dots of fuscous along the anal angle, often unspotted. 

 Hind femora dull yellow with more or less dark on the upper 

 half of the outer face. The lower face yellow, the apex dusky. 

 Hind tibiae bright red to purplish. Spines black. 



Measurements. 



Body Antennae Tegmina Hind Femora 



Female 29-40 9.6-14 19.5-26 15-5-22 



Male 23-29 14-16 16 -22 12. 5-16.5 



This is a common species occurring everywhere in New Eng- 

 land. It is found from the latter part of June until the end of 

 the season. 



