FAMILY v.— CEDIPODIN^. 



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varies from dull-white to yellowish-buff. The most striking 

 variation, however, is the ground color of the body, which 

 varies in specimens from the same locality from light yellow 

 to dark fuscous or even bright reddish-brown. The teg- 

 raina are sometimes markedly trifasciate, sometimes evenly 

 maculate or almost unspotted. Possessing large wings its 

 flight is powerful and erratic; it is very alert and well able 

 to take care of itself, and on warm days it is rather difficult 

 to secure. The insect is shown in Fig. 95. 



Fig. 95. — D ssosteira caro//;)a, female. Original. 



Measurements: — Male: Total length, 34.5-42 mm.; 

 female, 43.5-53 mm.; of body, male, 24-28 mm.; female, 

 33-42 mm.; of tegmina, male, 28-33.5 mm.; female, 36-43 

 mm.; of hind femora, male, 12.6-14 mm., female, 15.5-20.5 

 mm.; of antennas, male, 9.5-11 mm., female, 11.5-13 mm. 



GENUS Spharagemon Scudder (1875). 



Saussure united this genus with Dissosteira, but later 

 studies by Scudder, Morse and others clearly show^ that it is 

 a good genus, well separated from the former, as may be 



