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Pronotum with a, more or less flattened disk, the sides somewhat 

 compressed, the front margin truncate, the hind margin obtuse 

 angled or obtusely rounded ; the three carinae usually distinct, but 

 not elevated ; tlie median straight, entire ; the lateral straight or 

 curved inward at or in advance of tlie middle. Wings and wing 

 covers sometimes abbreviated, sometimes as long or longer than the 

 abdomen, generally narrow. Prosternura unarmed, narrow. 

 The species may be separated as follows : — 



f Wing covers unspotted curtipennis. 



I "Wing covers spotted maculipennis. 



Stenohothkus Cuktipennis. Harris. 

 The Short-ivinged Grafishopper. 

 Olive graj^ above, variegated with dark gray and black ; legs 

 and body beneath, yellow ; a broad black line extending from 

 behind each eye on the sides of the thorax ; wing covers, in the 

 male, as long as the abdomen ; in the female, covering two-thirds 

 of the abdomen ; wings rather shorter than the wing covers, trans- 

 parent, faintly tinged with yellow ; spines on hind tibiae tipped 

 with lilack. Length, about seven-eighths of an inch. 



Stenobotiirus maouhpennis. Scudder. 

 The SpoMed-iriiigpjl Grasshopper. (Fig. 14.) 

 Head and top of pronotum, green (in some individuals, brown) ; 

 a broad, reddish-brown band extending from the e3^es to the 

 hinder side of the pronotum, limited 

 above b}'^ the lateral carina?, which 

 arc white. Sides of the pnjnotum 

 below- the band, brownish or dull 

 yellowish. "Wing covers extending 



beyond the end of the abdomen, 



green, with a row of square, black ^^S^P^M^ ^ClfC^ 

 spots along the middle, and u few i • 



Fig 14 



irregularly scattered, smaller black stenobothrus maculipennis. 

 siwts. Lcuiith, three-fourths of un «. Miimre ingect. 



' b. rii|m. 



inch. <"• Lnrva. 



This is a very variable species, and contains several well- 

 marked varieties. 



Genus Stetheopiiyma. Fischer ( is,') 1). 

 Head large ; face somewhat oblique ; eyes sub-depressed ; an- 

 teimre filiform, of medium length. Pronotum flattened above, 



