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PSYCHE 
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Podisma scudderi sp. nov. 
Head large, eyes large and prominent, vertex very blunt, but little protuberant, — • 
in form and proportions recalling Dendrotettix. Pronotum robust, depressed rather 
than compressed, especially at the shoulders, carina distinct on metazone, evanescent 
on prozone, posterior margin slightly convex, sub-emarginate, sutures deeply im- 
pressed. Prosternal s])ine short, acutely pointed, conical with excavate sides. 
Tegmina ovate-lanceolate, se])arated by their own width, anterior margin strongly 
convex, posterior slightly so, apex evenly rounded. Carina of abdomen imlistinct. 
Valves of ovipositor stout, outer margins finely dentate and strongly sinuate, con- 
trasting markedly in roltustness with the same organs in P. glacialis variegata, from 
which the presence of tegmina distinguishes it at a glance. 
Color luteous beneath; above mixed olive green, fuscous, and brown, with more 
or less cherry red on inner and outer faces of hind femora. Feet greenish, tibiae 
varied, strongly pubescent, with black spines. Length: 25; hind femora; 12; pro- 
notum: 5; tegmina: 4 X 2.5 mm. 
One female, Cheaha Mt., Ala., July 13, 2300 feet. 
This is a stout-bodied species, resembling Dendrotettix in the form of the head 
and proportions of the eyes, and the discovery of the male will be awaited with 
interest. The single example secured was taken while sweej^ing grass and shrul)- 
bery in the vicinity of Pulpit Rock, near the e.xtreme summit of the mountain. Pro- 
tracted search for a male or adilitional examples was unavailing. 
I take great pleasi^re in naming this notable species in honor of Mr. Scudder, 
whose scholarly researches in ortho])terology form the foundation on which all later 
study of the North American representatives of the order must be based; whose 
interest, example, and friendship have been a never-failing inspiration. 
Melanoplus latens sp. nov. 
Subgenital plate of male from above rounded apically, in side view short, its lat- 
eral and ventral outlines nearly equal, a little elevated apically. Furcula obsolete 
or represented by two small, rounded protuberances. Last dorsal segment a little 
emarginate. Cerci long, a little surpassing the supra-anal plate, two-and-a-half 
times or more as long as their basal breadth, nearly four times as long as their middle 
breadth, tapering raj)idly on basal fourth, bent slightly upward at this point, sub- 
equal or slightly expanded sub-apically, tapering to a rounded, flattened apex. Valves 
of ovipositor of female short, rather blunt and usually dull pointed. 
