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accidental relation, and not invariable. Mr. .J. D. Hood has 

 shown me examples taken near Lone Rock, S. W. Wis. 



Melanoflus atlanis Riley. H.l, 2, 3, 4, 5, Teheran, Mol. ; Je. 6, 7, 

 8, Au. 12, 14, 17, 18. 19, 20, 22. S. 5, 8. (72) Moderately 

 sandy ground. Dry sandy or gravelly places in N. and ('. 

 111. ; general and abundant in S. 111. 



MelanopJuf) impudicus Scudd. H.3. 4: Au, 14, 17, 20. (4 1 Occa- 

 sional in black-jack. Common on high rocky slopes of Ozark 

 Ridge in S. 111. 



Melonoplus Hcudderi Uhl. H.l, 8, 4, Mer. ; Au. 17, 20, 22, 30. (6) 

 Roadsides in black-jack, and occasional elsewhere on sand. 

 All 111. 



Melanoplus fasciatus Harnst. H.4, Au. 20. (11) On dry tloor of 

 fallen leaves in black-jack. Also in similar localities in east- 

 ern and southern Illinois. 



Melanoplus femur-rubruni DeCr. H.l, 2, 3, 4, Teheran ; Au. 15, 17, 

 18, 20, 22, S. 2. (32) On the level areas with coating of soil. 

 All 111., least common in southern part. 



Melanoplus angustlpennis Dodge. H.l, 2, 3, 4, Mol., Mer.: .Je. 23, 

 Au. 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 29, 30, S. 2, 8. Nymph, 

 Au. 19. (122) Very abundant everywhere on waste sandy 

 land. Commoner than tfavidus, even at the Moline Sand Hill, 

 but not recognized by McNeill as distinct from his cenrhri. 

 (flaAndus). Waukegan, sandy ridges near L. Michigan. 



Melanoplus macneUli^ n. sp. Mol., S. 8. (19) "^xW^ an.gu,stipennis 

 and ffavidus at edge of large blowout at east end of the sand 

 hill. (NoteO) 



Mela,noplus minor Scudd. H.l, .Je. 7. (20) In sandy corner 

 of close-cropped grassy pasture in early summer. No other 

 Illinois record. 



Melanoplus luridus Dodge. H.2, 3, 4, Mer; Au. 14, 17, 18, 20, 30. 

 (31) ('ommon in black jack. Also on dry, barren, high, 

 wooded hilltops in Illinois, and, at Waukegan, on sandy ridges 

 near L. Michigan. 



Melanoplus d'tfl'ereiUialis Uhl. 14.2, 3; Au. 15. Nymph, Au. IS. 

 (2) Roadside, level ground. All 111. 



Melanoplus bivUtatus femoratus Burm. H.l, 2, Teheran; Au. 13, 

 17, 18, 22. ((5) Low ground, roadsides. All 111. 



PKmtaliotes nebrascensis Thorn. H.4, Au. 20, nymphs and adults. 

 (7) Rock Island region (McNeill, '91 , Pezotettix autumnalis) . 



