Preliminary List of Claremont-La^una 



Orthoptera 



{'ornpiled chiefly liy Jerome Waldeii. This list is taken from the determined speci- 

 mens in the Department of Zoology collections of Pomona College. Only the first 

 specimens determined are listed. 



lETTIOIN.^-: 



I'aratillix mcxKuiius ainitus. Haric. Rehn. Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal 



Dark. 4x9 mm. Rigid tegniina, pointed sharpK' at caudal end. One or two 



others from here not identified. 1 have some also. 



ACRiniD.K 

 Scliislntcria raga Sc. Rehn. Baker. Claremont and mountains near. 11x66 mm. 



Largest of local Acrididse. 6x42 mm. 

 ileciastus aridus Bruner. Rehn. Baker. Claremont. 4x18. Gray, dotted black. 

 Ileliaslus Catljonihus Thomp. Baker. Metz. 8x26. Broad thorax. 

 l.eprus iiitermcdius Sauss. Bruner. Baker. Mountains near Claremont. Laguna 



Beach. 6x31, blue tibis. 

 Aido<ara elliolli Thom. . Baker. Mountains near Claremont. 6x23. Prothorax 



narrowed in middle, girdle-shaped, suggestive of waist-line. 

 Sliiafilfiira [•tisilta Scudd. Br. Baker. IVIountains near Claremont. 2.5x14. Top 



of head prominent. Bright black and tan markings on head and femur of hind 



legs. 

 Psoloessa mafii/i/>fii?iis Sc. Rehn. Baker. Mountains near Claremont. 4x22. Sim- 

 ilar to S. pusilla, except size. 

 Psoloessa fernii/inca Sc. Rehn. Baker. Claremont. 4x20. Light tan with bright brown 



on sides of thorax. Several undetermined specimens. 

 Derolmema saussureamim Scudd. Morse. Baker. Claremont (44 specimens). 6x27. 



Antennae noticeably long. Mctathorax large, prothorax narrow. 

 Oracoteili.K /iliiloii'niss Brunner. Rehn. Baker. Mountains near Claremont. 10x40. 



Prothorax like coat of mail, prominent spines on middle ridges. Wings much 



shorter than abdomen. 

 Camnula prilucii/a Scudd. . Baker. Claremont. Mountains near Claremont. 



6x29. Wing covers make 2 triangles, outside light, inside dark. 

 Chhnaracefhata piiclfica Thorn. Rehn. Baker. Mountains near Claremont. Clare- 

 mont. 7x26. Femora rather wide and flat against body. Striations prominent. 

 Conozoa luatlula Scudd. Bruner. Baker. Claremont. 6x28. Red tibia?, eyes not 



very prominent. 

 Conozoa hchri-nsii Sauss. Morse. Baker. Claremont (67 specimens). 5x24. Long 



antenna;. Plain brown wing covers, lemora brightly marked in tan and dark 



brown; eyes prominent. (3 varieties). 

 Spliaragemon ■veinuliim Stal. Morse. Baker. Claremont. 7x34 — 5x25. Thorax very 



deep; some are red-winged. 



Trinerolropis calii/nosa McSeiUi?) . . Claremont. 8x36. 



Trinerotropis cieruUiprnnis Bruner. Morse. Baker. Claremont. 7x38; 2 dark 



splotches on wing covers above abdomen. 

 Trimerotrop'is califoni'ua Bruner. Morse. Baker. Claremont. 7x34. Same as T. 



((Fruleipoiiiis (general appearance). 

 Trimrnitropis un'nulata Scudd. Morse. Baker. Claremont. Mountains near Clare- 

 mont. Same as T. laHjiiniUa (general appearance). 

 Ordah'onotus Iruiuatus Rehn. Rehn. Baker. Moinitains near Claremont. 5x22. 



Prothorax nearlv as large as head and straight. Wings rudimentary, do not 



meet over abdomen. 

 Oedatenuolus rnit/ina Sc. Rehn. Baker. Claremont. 7x23. Like O. Truncatus, but 



wings meet over abdomen. 

 Arphia hespn'iphila Rehn. Rehn. Baker. Claremont. Mountains near Claremont. 



6x28 — 3.5x16. Dark gray-brown; prominent front. 



