FAMILY v.— CEDIPODIN^. 153 



Species really found in it. Very little has been done as yet 

 to ascertain how manj^ species have their home with us. 



Hippiscus tuberculatus Pal. de Beau v. 



This is our common coral-winged locust, found so com- 

 monly in early spring in all parts of the state. The early 

 stages, from the half grown larvae to the pupae, pass the 

 winter under the shelter of leaves and grass; they mature 



Fig. 89. — Hippiscus tuberculatus, female. Original. 



verv early in the spring, and are found flying about in the 

 warm sunlight as early as the last week in April. Al- 

 though found every^where in Minnesota they still appear to 

 be quite local and prefer certain localities, where they can 

 always be found at the proper time. It is this insect that is 

 mentioned as H. phoenicopterus in the reports about the 



Fig. 91. — Hippiscus tuberculatus, young. Original, 



Rocky-Mountain Locust; it is not uncommonly called the 

 "King Grasshopper," as some people thought it to be the 

 leader of the large and devasting armies of the above locust. 

 The three illustrations, (Figs. 89, 90, 91,) show the adult 

 insects and a young one. 



