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Morse's specimens having been secured at 5,000-6,000 feet at the same 

 locality. The males all exceed the maximum body length given by 

 Morse by at least 4 millimeters, but the other measurements of that 

 sex and of the female are around Morse's maximum. These specimens 

 were all taken in a grassy glade covered with a scattering growth of 

 deciduous trees. 

 Melanoplus femur-rubmm (DeGeer). 



All the North Carolina material of the femur-rubrum series seen 

 is referable to De Geer's species, although the more austral propinquus 

 has been recorded from the State. The series before us includes the 

 first records from the coastal section of the States, the localities repre- 

 sented being: New Berne, August 24, 1908, two males; Edenton, 

 August 20, 1908, two males, three females; Raleigh, August 20, Sep- 

 tember 4-10, four males, six females; Sulphur Springs, September 

 18-27 and October 6, 1904, eight males and six females. 



At Edenton it was found in grassy drains and in high weeds, and at 

 New Berne in meadow land. 

 Melanoplus keeleri (Thomas). 



This interesting species was found generally distributed, but scarce 

 in pine woods at Winter Park, August 26, where three males and three 

 females were taken. Raleigh is represented in our series by one male 

 and three females taken in pine woods, broomstraw and upland field 

 on August 19 and September 13 and 22, 1904. 



These specimens are very slightly smaller than individuals from 

 Pablo Beach, Fla., but equal to or very slightly larger than the meas- 

 urements given by Scudder in his Revision of the Melanopli. The 

 only localities for this species from the State in addition to the above 

 are Smithville, Dingo Bluff and "North Carolina." 



Melanoplus luridus (Dodge). 



A series of twenty-seven specimens represent this species, distributed 

 as follows: Balsam, 3,500-4,000 feet, October 7, 1904, four males, 

 two females; Jones's Knob, Balsam Mountains, October 7, 1905, five 

 males, one female; Mt. Pisgah, 4,500 feet, October 1, 1904, eight males, 

 seven females. Morse has recorded the species from a number of 

 localities in the mountains of North Carolina. This appears to be the 

 most plentiful species of Melanoplus on all the mountains of this region 

 at altitudes above 4,000 feet. 



Melanoplus femoratus (Burmeister). 



A single male of this species taken at Sulphur Springs, June 2, 1904. 

 is in the collection. Morse has recorded it from the same localitv. 



