Grasshoppers of Kansas. 33 



Measurements in Millimeters. 



Length of body: 



Male 24.5-30.0 



Tegmina: 



Male 21.5-23.0 



Antennas: 



Male 13.0-14.0 



Hind femora : 



Male 14.5-15.0 



Localities. Norton and Rooks counties. 



In regard to this species Scudder says : "The species indeed differs but 

 slightly from M. packardii, and may prove to be merely a varietal form 

 of it, dependent upon station, which in this species is in the dank vegeta- 

 tion of river bottoms, where M. packardii occurs but rarely." Our speci- 

 mens in the collection were all taken on the uplands and dry plains. 



Melanoplus conspersus Scudder. 



A stout, compact, medium-sized species. The disk of pronotum is dark 

 brown ; tegmina heavily maculate, reaching to the tip of the hind femora. 

 The general description agrees with the specimens at hand. Specimens 

 of this species from Colorado are much larger than the specimen from 

 Kansas. 



Measurements in Millimeters. 



Length of body: 



"Male 18.0 



Tegmina : 



Male 16.0 



Antenna? : 



Male 9.0 (approx.) 



Hind femora: 



Male 11.0 



Locality. One male from Sherman county. 



Melanoplus compactus Brun. & Scudd. 

 This species resembles very closely M. conspersus. The general color 

 is brownish fuscous with a ferruginous tinge, especially on the top of the 

 head and disk of pronotum; sulci of pronotum deep and very distinct; 

 median carina cut by the principal sulcus. Tegmina heavily maculate; 

 hind tibia pale blue, more or less valgate with a basal annulus, spines 

 black. 



Measurements in Millimeters. 



Length of body: 



Female 25.0-26.5 



Tegmina : 



Female 18.5-20.5 



Antenna?: 



Female 9.0-10.0 



Hind femora: 



Female 14.0-14.5 



Locality. Four females from Clark county. 



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