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black ling at each ciul, a broad one of the same color just above 

 the middle, and the spines tipped with black. Length, three- 

 fourths of an inch. The wings of this species are very varlal^le 

 in color at the l)ase. 



(ienus Trimerotropis. Stal (187.3). 

 Body slightly Avrinkled, and covered with fine hairs ; pronotum 

 slightly angled in front and acutely angled behind, and slightly 

 wrinkled ; median carina liroken by two wide notches ; wing covers 

 long and narrow. 



Trimerotropis maritima. Harris. 

 Ash gray ; face variegated with white ; wing covers sprinkled 

 with minute brownish spots, and semi-transparent at tip ; wings 

 transparent, faintly tinged with yellow next the body, uncolored 

 at tip, with a series of irregular blackish spots forming a curved 

 band across the middle ; hind tibitt' and feet pale yellow, vsitli the 

 extreme points of the sjnnes black. Length, from thvee-fourths 

 to one and one-fourth inches. 



Genus Circotettix. Scudder (1870). 

 Body pubescent and punctured. Eyes somewhat prominent, 

 separated above by a -space about ecpial to their width; antennae 

 but little longer than the head and prothorax combined ; pronotum 

 with the front lobe slightly narrower than the head ; median carina 

 on the anterior portion of the front lobe, obsolete on the posterior 

 portion, and inconspicuous on the hind lobe ; front margin scarcely 

 angnlated, hind margin rectangular ; lateral carina? distinct on 

 posterior lobe, but not prominent ; surface slightly wrinkled. 

 WiiTgs and wing covers much longer than the body. 



Circotettix VERRUCUhATrs. Kirby. 

 Ash-colored, mottled with black and gray ; wing covers semi- 

 transparent Ix'yond the middle, with numerous blackish spots 

 which run together at the base, and form a band across the 

 middle ; wings broad, light yellow on the basal half, the remainder 

 dusky but transparent, with black net-work, and deep black at tip, 

 and an intermediate, irregular l)and, form<Ml by a contiguous series 

 of black spots, reaching only to th(> hind margin, luit not contin- 

 ued toward the inner angle ; hind tibijii pale yellow, with a l)!:ick 

 ring l)elo\v the knees, a broader one at the extremity, and a black- 

 ish spot behind the upper part of the tibia. Length, nearly one 

 incli. 



