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b^. Subgenital plate of male narrower, apically much narrower, than 

 long, as seen from above apically well rounded and snnple. 



(Plebejus 'i,Qx'\&'s,) paroxyoides Scudd. 



Dealing now with the brachypterous species of the Texanus Series 

 we may remodel the table given in the Revision (i)p. 129-130) as 

 follows : 



TABLE OF THE BRACHYPTEROUS SPECIES IN THE TEXANUS SERIES 

 OF MELANOPLL'S. 



(?'. Tegniin.i widely separated, lateral; interspace between mesosternal 

 lobes of male more than twice as long as broad ; furcula consisting of a pair 



of exceptionally broad and short plates dumicola Scudd. 



a2. Tegmina subaltingent, attingent or overlapping; interspace between 

 mesosternal lobes of male less, generally much less, than twice as long as 

 broad; furcula, when present, consisting of a pair of approximate pointed 

 denticulations. 



In. Subgenital ])late of male ending in a conical tul:)ercie. 



<:'. Male cerci regularly incurved throughout inarginatits Scudd. 



£■2. Male cerci sinuate as seen from above, being incurved and at tip 



again turned backward variabilis Brun. 



b'^. Subgenital plate of male with no {lointed tubercle. 



f'. Tegmina at most no longer than the [ironotum, well rounded a])ic- 

 ally; cerci of male at tip angularly produced below, rounded above, 

 c/i. Tip of male cerci angulate but rot greatly produced below, this 

 portion directed posteriorly more than inferiorly. 

 fi. Middle of male cerci scarcely half as broad as the base; furcula 



distinctly present though minute Icpidus Scudd. 



e^. Middle of male cerci but little narrower than ihe base; furcula 



absent ascensus s]). nov. 



d'~. Tip of male cerci not only angulate but much produced, the pro- 

 duced jiortion directed more inferiorly than posteriorly. 



--'I. Larger forms, the males exceeding 18 mm. in length; antenna; 



of male not exceeding four-fifths the length of the hind femora ; 



furcula present though minute; hind femora of female red. 



/'. Middle of male cerci nearly as broad as the frontal costa at 



the ocellus, and about three-fourths as broad as the base of the 



cerci, acuminate at tip; furcula consisting of a pair of beads only; 



tegmina more or less angulate at tip validiis sp. nov. 



/'. Middle of male cerci only half as broad as the frontal costa 

 at the ocellus and from a half to two thirds as broad as the base 

 of the cerci, the tip produced but well rounded; furcula consist- 

 ing of a pair of minute thorns; tegmina rounded apically. 



algidus sp. nov. 



