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A common insect throughout the Province in fairly moist locations. 

 Particularly common in tlie more humid sections of the Province such 

 as the Fraser Valley, where it has done considerable damage to hay and 

 vegetables. 



Locality records. Vancouver Island, 1897 (S. H. Scudder). Agassiz, 

 1897 (E. M. Walker). Kaslo, 1903 (A. N. Caudell). Fairview, Vaseaux 

 Lake, Okanagan Falls, Kaleden, Penticton, Westbank, Summerland, 

 Okanagan Landing, Vernon, Salmon Arm, Walhaehin, 1919 ; Big Bar, 

 Chilcotin, 1920-21 (E. R. Buckell). 



Melanoplus cinereus Scudder, 1878. The Ash-colored Locust. 



Scudder, Samuel H, Proe. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XIX, p. 288 (1878). 



This pale grey species makes its home among the Sage-brush and 

 Rabbit-brush in the warmest sections of British Columbia. In some of 

 these locations it is quite common. Its habit of remaining in the Sage- 

 brush bushes makes its capture difficult during the day time. At night, 

 however, it "roosts" high up on the topmost twigs of the bushes and is 

 easily captured with the hand on moonlight nights or witli the aid of 

 a light. The nymphs of this species are a creamy white. 



Locality records. Fairview, 1919; Chilcotin, 1921 (E. R. Buckell). 



Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878. Packard's Locust. 



Scudder, Samuel H. Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XIX, p. 287 (1878). 



This species is common in many parts of the Interior Dry Belt of 

 British Columbia. All the specimens as yet examined from this Province 

 have bright red hind tibiae. The Chilcotin specimens are dark and 

 richly marked, while those from the Okanagan Valley are pale yellowish 

 in color. 



Locality records. B. C, 1897 (S. H. Scudder). Nicola Valley, 1901 

 (J. Fletcher). Osoyoos, Fairview, 1919; Chilcotin, Hanceville, 1920-21 

 (E. R. Buckell). 



Melanoplus alpinus Scudder, 1897. 



Scudder, Samuel H. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc, XXXVI, p. 28 (1897). 



A fairly common species in the dry Douglas Fir forests in the 

 Chilcotin District. Specimens with both red and blue tibiae were 

 collected, the majority of the males having blue tibiae, while in. the 

 females the majority have red. 



Locality records. Chilcotin, 1920-21 (E. R. Buckell). 



Melanoplus infantilis Scudder, 1879. 



Scudder, Samuel H. Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XX, p. 65 (1879). 



Tills small Melanoplus was very common throughout the Chilcotin 

 District during the summers of 1920 and 1921 on the open cattle ranges. 



Locality records. Big Bar, Alkali Lake, Williams Lake, Chilcotin, 

 Hanceville, 1920-21 (E. R. Buckell). 



Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897. The Little Pasture Locust. 



