OETHOPTERA OF INDIANA. 315 



Caloptemis atlantk Thorn., 209, I, 1876, 68; Id., 2 11, IX, 1880, 92, 

 96, 124. 



Mdanophis atlantk Scudd., 163, XIX, 1878, 286; Id., 16 1, VI, 1878, 45. 



Melanoplm atknus Scudd., 2 15, II, 1880, 24, Plate XVII, Fig. 6; Id., 

 17 9, XXXVI, 1897, 20, 32; Id., 18 1, 1897, 132, 178, Plate 12, 

 Fig. 7; Id., 188, 1900, 54; Feru., 53, 188S, 31, 33; BL, 4, 

 XXin, 1891, 98; Bruu., 2 6, XXVII, 1892, 12; Id., 2 8, XXVUI, 

 1893, 29, Figs. 14a-c; Beut., 3, VI, 1894, 306; Morse, 100, 

 Vin, 1898, 256, 259, 279, Plate 7, Fig. 36; Lugg., 84, 1898, 190, 

 Figs., 116-118. 



Size, medium. Vertex somewhat elevated above the pronotiim, 

 the interspace between the eyes nearly (male) or fully (female) twice 

 as broad as the basal joint of antennae; the front half strongly slop- 

 ing, distinctly sulcate in the male, shallowly in the female. Frontal 

 costa short, not reaching clypeus; feebly or not at all sulcate below 

 the ocellus, the upper third a little narrowed. Antennae three-fourths 



Fig. 70. Melanopln s atlanis ViWfiy. Male. Natural size. 



(male) or two-thirds (female) as long as hind femora. Pronotum 

 rather short, distinctly expanding on the metazona, the disk flat or 

 nearly so, the hind margin obtuse angled, the median carina dis- 

 tinct only on the metazona; the latter densely punctate and equal- 

 ing the prozona in length. Tegmina fully developed, surpassing the 

 hind femora. Extremity of male abdomen but little recurved; cerci 

 about twice as long as broad, the apical half slightly upturned and 

 somewliat inbent; the apex well rounded. Fureula consisting of a 

 pair of moderately diverging slender, tapering spines, about one- 

 third the length of the supra-anal plate. Sub-genital plate narrow- 

 ing regularly from below upward, the apex somewhat thickened and 

 elevated, and with a distinct median notch. (See Fig. 9, Plate I.) 



Color, either dark grayish or reddish brown. Head olive brown 

 mottled with darker. The usual black band behind eye is confined 

 to the prozona and in the reddish brown specimens and the females 

 is often indistinct or broken into smaller spots. Tegmina grayish 

 brown, flecked distinctly with fuscous along the discoidal area. Hind 

 femora reddish yellow, with two oblique dark bars across the upper 

 and outer faces; the lower face usually pinkish, the knees blackish, 

 side of abdomen vellow. 



