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A short-winged, red-legged species having much the habitus of M. scudderi and 
occurring with it in thickets and wooillands. Tegmina acutely pointed, efiualling 
head and jironotum. Vertex of head rather protuberant. Miil-carina of prouotum 
distinct, equally developed throughout. Prozona slightly inflated. Hind tibiae 
cherrv-retl. 
Length: (5^,19-22; 9,27-30. Hind fern.: c?, 12-13; 9,14..5-16. Tegmina: 
(S', 6.5-7; 9, 7-8.5 mm. 
Caddo, I. T., Aug. 9. Six males, seven females. To this species I refer also 
three females from Howe, I. T., Bonita, Tex., and Magazine Mt., Ark. 
Melanoplus tepidus sj). uov. 
This species mo.st closely approximates M. ohovatipennis, agreeing with it in size 
and general coloration, but may be distinguished from it by the following characters: 
— Sub-genital plate of the male feebly but distinctly tubereulate sub-apically; the 
upper valves of the ovipositor of the female narrower at base in side view; the pro- 
notum is more elongate and slightly inflated, its sides and toj) slightly convex instead 
of straight, its lateral lobes less dee]), and the longitudinal fuscous stripe thereon 
broader anteriorly, of nearly equal widtli throughout, covering one-half or more of 
their depth; the tegmina are slightly more elongate, the eyes of the male are large 
and very prominent, anil the vertex of the head narrower, more prominent, and 
rather deejily silicate. 
Three males, three females; iMeridian, Mi.ss., July 16. 
Melanoplus tribuloides sp. nov. 
Similar to M. trihulus but with the digits of the furcula much wider and longer, 
flattened, from enlarged bases, in length equalling or exceeding the middle breadth 
of the cerci; the cerci narrower in the miildle. 
Two males, three females; Cheaha Mt., Ala. 2000-2400 feet. 
One male, two females; Turnipseed’s Ranch, 1000 feet, iH'ar base of Cheaha Mt. 
Melanoplus tuberculatus s|). nov. 
\ rather small, inconspicuous species, long-winged, flavescent brown in color, 
with tinspotted tegmina, faintly barred hind femora, and very jiale yellowish green 
hind tibiae. Fuscous strijie of the lateral lobes of the jironotum restricted to the 
