April, '12] 



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fields and grass lands in the prairie country, consumes a large number 

 of grasshoppers. In two cases, in two different localities farmers 

 claimed that these birds practically saved their crops. In both cases 

 their farms were located in a marshy area, and during the period in 

 summer when the marshes are dry the terns naturally turn to the feed 

 offered by the grain fields and meadows. 



The following Orthopterous species were collected and named: 



Tettix granulatus 

 Tettix granulatus var. variegatus 

 Tettix hancocki 

 Tettix obscurus 

 Paratettix cucullatus 

 Tettigidea parvipennis 

 Eritettix tricarinatus 

 Orphulella speciosa 

 Dioromorpha viridis 

 Chloealtis conspersa 

 Stenobothrus curtipennis 

 Gomphocerus clepsydra 

 Ageneotettix scudderi 

 Opeia obscura 

 Mecostethus lineatus 

 Arphia arcta 



Arphia (tenebrosa) pseudonietana 

 Arphia caiinata 

 Chortophaga viridifasciata 

 Encoptolophus sordidus 

 Camnula pellucida 

 Hippiscus tuberculatus 

 Hippiscus rugosus 

 Hippiscus zapotecus 

 Dissosteira Carolina 

 Spharagemon aequale 

 Spharagemon collare 

 Spharagemon wyomingianum 

 Alestobregma cinctum 

 Psinidia fenestralis 

 Circotettix verruculatus 

 Pseudoi^omala brachyptera 

 HjTDochlora alba 

 Hesperotettix pratensis 

 Hesperotettix speciosus 

 Schistocerca alutacea 

 IVIelanoplus scudderi 

 iMelanoplus dawsoni 

 Melanoplus blatchlej^i 

 IMelanoplus atlanis 



Melanoplus spretus 

 Melanoplus femur rubrum 

 Melanoplus gladstoni 

 Melanoplus extremus 

 Melanoplus angustipennis 

 Melanoplus packardii 

 Melanoplus luridus 

 Melanoplus collinus 

 Melanoplus differentialis 

 Melanoplus infantilis 

 Melanoplus femoratus 

 Melanoplus bivittatus 

 Melanoplus minor 

 Phoetaliotes nebrascensis 

 Scudderia curvicauda 

 Scudderia furcata 

 Amblycorypha oblongifoUa 

 Conocephalus ensiger 

 Conocephalus nebrascensis 

 Orchelimum glaberrimum 

 OrcheMmum longipenne 

 Orchelimum nigripes 

 Xiphidium fasciatum 

 Xipliidium saltans 

 Xiphidium nigripleurum 

 Xiphidium strictum 

 Xiplaidium brevipenne 

 Xiphidium ensiferum 

 Ceuthophilus blatchleyi 

 Ceuthophilus devius 

 Nemobius fasciatus 

 Nemobius canus 

 Nemobius caroUnus 

 Grj'Uus pennsj'lvanicus 

 Gryllus abbreviatus 

 Oecanthus fasciatus 

 Oecanthus quadripunctatus 

 Oecanthus niveus 

 Anaxipha exigua 



We are indebted to Lawrence Bruner and members of his staff for 

 assistance in identifying eight of the above species. 



