302 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



kh. Tegmina shorter than hind femora; those of 

 female shorter than abdomen. Hind tibise 

 pale red or yelloAvish. Apical half of male 

 cerci distinctly more than half as broad as the 



extreme base 70 extremus, p. 319 



hh. Cerci of male with the apex more or less expanded so as to be 

 broader at some point beyond the middle than at the middle; 

 the tip spatulate or sub-.spatulate or foi-ked. 

 I. Cerci of male not forlcod, the tip no broader than the base. 

 Furcula well developed, at least a third as long as supra- 

 anal plate 71 angustipcnnis, p. 321 



II. Cerci of male either distinctly forked or with a sub-median 

 process or angle; or else expanded so as to be very much 

 broader at the tip than at the base. Furcula wanting or 

 minute. 



111. Size small, the male lioing less than 20 mm. in 

 lengtn. Corci always forked or with a sub-median 

 angulation-. 



n. Lower fork of cerci merely an angle or median 

 process. Furcula consisting of slender spines. 

 Bases of lateral margins of sub-genital plate 



incurved 72 minor, p. 322 



nn. Forks of cerci nearly equal, distinct. Furcula 

 consisting of short triangular lobes. Lateral 

 margins of sub-genital plate nowhere in- 

 curved 73 luridus, p. 324 



mm. Size larger, the length of male being more than 20 

 mm. Cerci Avith the apical half much enlarged, 

 \ but never distinctly forked. 



0. Tegmina without distinct roundish fuscous 

 spots. Length of body of male more than 25 

 mm. Front margin of pronotum not flaring 

 to receive the head. 



p. Pronotum without light colored lateral 

 stripes. Hind tibifie yellow. Furcula of 



. male wholly absent 



74 differentialis, p. 32G 



pp. Pronotum Avitli light colored lateral stripes 



along the margin of the disk. Hind 



tibitTi red or purplish, Furcula present 



but small 7.5 hiritnttiis, p. 320 



00. Tegmina with distinct roundish fuscous spots. 

 Length of l)ody of male less than 23 mm. 

 Front niaigin of pronotum slightly flaring to 



receive the pi-oniinent head 



7() piinctulatiis, p. 331 



60. Melanoplus scudderi (Uhler). Scudder's Short-winged Locust. 



Pezotettix xcwMrri mil., 2 12, U, 1864, 555; Thorn., 206, V, 1873, 152; 

 Id., 211, IX, 1880, 95, 121; Comst., 41, 1888, 107; Bl., 4, 

 XXm, 1891, 80;'Beut., 3, VI, 1894, 309, Plate VIH, Fig. 6. 



