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I. Brunneria shastana, Scud. Figs. 26a, 26b. 



This species is reported by Mr. Scudder as occurring on Mount 

 Shasta among the firs. It has not been reported elsewhere. The 

 United States National Museum contains a male and a female which 

 seem to be typical specimens. I have examined a male from Mr. 

 Scudder's collection. 



Gomphocerus shastanus. Scud., 1880. 2nd Rept. U. S. Ent. Com., 

 App. II, 25, pi. xvii ; fig. 15 (male), 18 (female). 



XXVII. GOMPHOCERUS, Thunb. Fig. 27. 



Similar to Stcnobot]irus except that the antennae are furnished with 

 a short depressed club at the apex, and (according to Brunner) the 

 tympanum is partially open. 



Gomphocerus, Thunb., 1815. Mem. Ac. Petersb., V. 221. 



Gomphocerus, Serv., 1839. Hist. Nat., 745. 



In part, Gomphocerus, Stal, 1873. Recen. Orth., 93. 



In part, Gomphocerus, Bob, 1S76. Syn. Orth. Esp., 100 and 107. 



Gomphocerus, Brunner, 1882. Pro. Eur. Orth.. 128. 



Gryllus, Acridium, Brunner. 



Key to Gomphocerus, Thunb. 



A.' Size small (male about 14 mm.), anterior tibiae clavate with a dis- 

 tinct groove on the outer face i. — Clavatus, Thos. 



A. 2 Size medium (male about 18 mm.), anterior tibiae only very mod- 

 erately and regularly expanded apically in the male 



2. — Clepsydra, Scud. 



I. Gomphocerus clavatus, Thos. 



Gomphocerus clavatus, Thos., 1873. Syn. Acrid. N. Am., 96. 



Gomphocerus clavatus, Bruner, 1877. Can. Ent., IX, 144. 



Gomphocerus clavatus, Bruner, 1883. 3rd Rept. U. S. Ent. Com., 56. 



Gomphocerus carpenterii, Thos., 1874. Bui. 2,U. S. Geol. and Geog. 

 Surv. Terr. 



Gomphocerus carpenterii, Thos., 1875. Rept. Geol. and Geog. Surv. 

 W. 100 Mer. , V, Zool., 871. 



Stenobothrus carpenterii, Thos., 1876. Proc. Dav. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 I, 251. 



I have united these species after much hesitation. The United 

 States National Museum contains Thomas' types of both clavatus and 



