FAMILY v.— CEDII'ODlN.^i. 



149 



brown rounded spots pi'evalent along the middle, decreasing 

 in sizetovvard the tip; when closed, the upper surface isdark 

 brown, with a rather broad \^el- 

 lowish line along each angle on 

 the upper surface; wings ])el- 

 lucid, with black nervules ; legs 

 dark brown, the hind femorared- 

 dish or yellowish-brown, with 

 two or three rather broad, diag- 

 onal, dark brown streaks, dark 

 brown at the apex ; hind tibiae 

 vellowish-brown, reddish toward 

 the tip, with a narrow, generally 

 faint, annulation of dark brown 

 at the base; spines tipped with 

 black. 



This insect is sometimes ex- 

 ceedingly common, and becomes 

 a destructive species. In this re- 

 spect it is almost as bad as Me- 

 lanoplus atlanis ; both have ap- 

 peared repeatedly together, and 

 have caused great loss. The 

 former, however, preferred higher 

 land, the latter lower or more moist soil. This species varies 

 considerabl3^ in size and tegminal markings — some tegmina 

 are almost without marks — but is not likely to be confused 

 with any other species found in Minnesota. 



Measurements :— Male : Total length, 20.5-24.5 mm.; 

 of bod}^ 17-21 mm.; of tegmina, 15.5-18.5 mm. ; of hind 

 femora, 9.5-12.5 mm.; of antennae, 7-9 mm. Female: 

 Total length, 22-30 mm.; of body, 21-28 mm.; of tegmina, 

 19-23.5 mm.; of hind femora, 11-14.7 mm.; of antennas, 



6-8.5 mm. 



This destructive insect, illustrated in Figs. 87 and 88, is 

 not always found in our state; it belongs to the migratory 



Fig. 87. — Camnula pelliicida, fe- 

 male. Original. 



