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hind femora relatively short and stout, occasionally furnished inferiorly 

 in the male with a basal tooth protecting the calcaria when the tibia are 

 closed upon the femora. Tegmina generally completely developed, but 

 often somewhat abbreviate, rarely lobate. Subgenital plate of male with 

 the lateral margins very strongly ampliate and arched at the base, and 

 furnished with a distinct but not very prominent subapical tubercle, the 

 apical margin of the plate forming its inner base; furcula scarcely or not 

 apparent; cerci tapering, apically very slender, simple; terminal seg- 

 ments of female abdomen more or less considerably abbreviated, the 

 ovipositor only partially exserted. 



This genus is closely related to Hesperotettix, and these two genera 

 are the only ones in the section of Melanopli with ampliate base to the 

 lateral margins of the subgenital plate, in which the abdomen terminates 

 in a tubercle distinct from the margin itself, though it is a rather com- 

 mon feature in the alternate sections. — 1. c. Scudder. 



Key to the Species of JEoloiplus. 



A 1 . Tegmina at rest extending slightly to considerably beyond the tip of the abdomen, 

 especially in the male. Supra-anal plate of male subtriangular with broadly angu- 

 late sides, cerci more than twice as broad ;;t base than at tip regalis. 



A 2 . Tegmina at rest shorter, as long as or slightly longer than the tip of the abdomen. 

 Supra-anal plate of male triangular, sides nearly straight: cerci at the base scarcely 

 more than twice as broad as at tip k tumbulli. 



Moloplus regalis. 



"The variation among the specimens before us is very slight, being 

 limited to shades of coloration, and the markings of the hind femora. 

 They conform with Scudder's description. The range of coloration is 

 noticeable, the green varying from light to dark green. The ground color 

 varies from testaceous to greenish yellow. Of the femur Scudder says 

 'testaceous yellow with two broad angulate and sagettate bands darkest 

 above'; our specimens present these features and in addition a basal spot 

 which sometimes takes the form of a third oblique stripe. In some these 

 angular bands fuse so as to cover almost the entire surface of the femur. 

 The pallid base of the hind tibia mentioned by Scudder takes in our 

 specimens the form of a clearly definite annulus." — Hunter and Sutton. 

 Measurements in Millimeters. 



Length of body: 



Male 18.0-24.0 



Female 22.0-28.0 



Tegmina : 



Male 14.0-20.0 



Female 17.0-19.5 



Antennae: 



Male 8.0-11.0 



Female 9.0-10.0 



Hind femora: 



Male 11.0-14.0 



Female 15.0-16.5 



Found everywhere over the state, and is one of the first to mature in 

 spring. There probably are two generations a year. 



* Reported from Kansas by Bruner. 



2— Insect K. U. 



