Grasshoppers of Kansas. Ill 



genus Hippiscus quite closely; intercalary vein considerably in advance 

 of the median area distally, with a single row of cells on either side; 

 posterior femora unusually slender. 



Metator pardalinus Sauss. 

 Ps. pardalina. Prodr. CEdip., 162; 1884. 



Robust, smooth. Antenna? longer than the femora. Pronotum above 

 sparsely granulate, lateral lobes posteriorly acute, obliquely subtruncate. 

 Elytra fusco-multimaculate, pardaline, one-half of basal maculations 

 broadly rounded, intercalar area anteriorly transversely veined; inter- 

 calary vein apically inclined toward the median. Basal disk of the wings 

 purplish, at least rosaceous, apically fusco-punctate; ulnar area barely 

 wider than the discoidal area. Posterior femora dark sky blue on the 

 inside, fasciate with reddish yellow apically. 



Length, female 34 mm., male 26 mm. ; elytra, female 31 mm., male 

 26 mm. 



Colorado. 



Measurements in Millimeters. 



Body. Tegmma. Post, femora. 



Female 40.0-27.0 35.0-24.0 21.0-14.0 



Male 29.0-24.5 27.0-23.5 17.0-13.5 



(See fig. 66, page 79.) 



Mestobregma Sc. 



Bull. U. S. Geol. Sur. Terr. 2, 264; 1876. 



Somewhat allied to Psinidia Stal. Head large; face horizontal; vertex 

 tumid but not so elevated as in Psinidia, broad between the eyes, the 

 fastigium quadrate, depressed, with very high and abrupt lateral and 

 frontal carina?, which form the continuation on the sides of the equal, 

 completely sulcate frontal costa; lateral foveola? small, depressed, widely 

 semicircular, the ocelli situated beneath their outer extremity; eyes small, 

 moderately prominent, but little longer and not so broad as the space be- 

 tween them; antenna? of the female about as long as the hind femora. 

 Pronotum posteriorly as broad as the head, somewhat constricted in the 

 middle, the hind lobe scarcely longer than the front, the posterior border 

 rectangular; median carina moderately conspicuous, slightly higher on 

 the front than on the hind lobe, twice deeply cleft, the transverse sulca- 

 tions extending into the lateral lobes; lateral carina? of posterior lobe 

 with a few oblique rega? and small tubercles. Tegmina and wings sur- 

 passing the abdomen, the axillary vein of the former free; hind femora 

 as long as the abdomen. 



Mestobregma kiowa Th. 

 Ann. Rep. U. S. Geol. Sur. Terr., vol. 5, 461; 1871 (1872). (E. 

 kiotva. 



Of small size ; head as in CE. longipes Charp. of Europe ; occiput 

 ascending, the front part standing above the disk of the pronotum; vertex 

 broad, transverse; central foveola? very distinct, quadrilateral, opening 

 in front by a short channel, which connects it with the sulcus of the 

 frontal costa; lateral foveola? distinct; frontal costa rather narrow, dis- 

 tinctly sulcate throughout its length; eyes very prominent, slightly 

 oblong. Pronotum more than usually contracted, a little in advance of 

 the middle, tricarinate; median carina distinct, but not very prominent, 

 twice notched, posterior notch about the middle, the middle portion 

 shortest; lateral carina? distinct on the posterior lobe, indistinct on the 



