20 l!HE ACRIDHDAE OF MINNESOTA 
While the association may be purely accidental, we have always taken 
this species in the vicinity of the low wild sage, Artemisia. 
CHLOEAL TS Hacer. 
Vertex triangular and slightly declivent, not extending before the 
eyes as much as the distance between the eyes, convex, sulcate to a 
greater or less degree, the lateral carinae a little elevated and the 
median carina weak but never entirely wanting. Lateral foveolae 
absent. Frontal costa more or less rounded above the ocellus, plain, 
or but slightly sulcate below with the sides subparallel. The antennae 
are decidedly flattened at the base and much longer than the head and 
pronotum, in the male being as long as the posterior femora. Face 
nearly straight when viewed laterally. The disk of the pronotum 
nearly plane with the three carinae, equally distinct, and cut much 
behind the middle by the principal sulcus; the lateral carinae curved 
in both sexes, more strongly so in the female. Posterior margin of 
the metazona is straight or gently curved but not angulate. The lat- 
eral lobes of the pronotum are longer than high with anterior and 
posterior margins straight, strongly and about equally oblique; the 
inferior margins straight and nearly horizontal or slightly descending 
posteriorly and more decidedly so anteriorly. Mesosternal lobes sep- 
arated by a space much broader than long and the metasternal, by a 
space broader than long in females and about as broad as long in 
males. Tegmina generally abortive in females and well developed, 
though rather short, in males. The scapular area is strongly expanded, 
especially in males. Posterior femora are moderately slender, more 
or less banded above. Inner apical spurs of the posterior tibiae are 
about equal in length. Two species of this genus have been noted in 
Minnesota and thesé may be separated as follows: 
Posterior margin of disk of pronotum straight; lateral lobes of pronotum black 
in males ; conspersa 
Posterior margin of disk of pronotum obtusely rounded; lateral lobes of pronotum 
not black in males; larger species abdominalis 
Chloealtis conspersa Harr. 
Chloealtis conspersa is a small and rather inconspicuous, although 
brightly colored, species in which the sexes differ markedly in colora- 
tion. The males are brown, beautifully mottled with fine black spots 
and with the lateral lobes of the pronotum shining black. The color 
of the ventral surface of the body is a rich reddish brown. The wings 
and tegmina are well developed and notably expanded at the scapular 
