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in Grant County, N. Mex.,in 1882. Collection of Hon. W.G. Rich. This is a varie- 
gated, orange red, yellow and green painted species with short wings. 
Dissosteira carolina Linn.—Collected by W.J. Howard in Grant County, N. Mex., 
in 1882. Coll. Rich. 
Encoptolophus costalis Scudd. (?)—Las Cruces, May 8 to 12. In alfalfa fields. 
Both sexes. Very plentiful, especially along dry acequias through alfalfa. 
Haldemannia tschivavensis Hald.—AQ pupa, lubber-like, with greatly developed 
thorax, was taken on mesa in spring. Las Cruces. 
Hesperotettiz montanus Riley MSS.—Chaves, N. Mex., August 6. g This species may 
be recognized by its slender shape, greenish color, reddish hind femora, and bluish 
hind tibize ; pronotum with two narrow black median vittz, and one shorter lateral 
vitta. 
Leprus wheeleri Thos.—A pale brownish species with bluish hind wings and tergum. 
Collected by W. J Howard in Grant County, N. Mex., in 1882. Coll. Rich. 
Melanoplus bowditchi Scudd.—Chaves, N. Mex., August 6. Both sexes. A ¢ which 
I take to be the same species was collected at Sabinal, N. Mex., August 7. A 9, 
Belen, N. Mex., August 7. Common. Some specimens vary in being quite yellow- 
ish, especially on the head. 
Melanoplus femur-rubrum De G.—Chaves, N. Mex., August 6. Uncommon. 
Melanoplus herbaceus Bruner—A single ~. Las Cruces. Wholly very pale green- 
ish in color. 
Melanoplus occidentalis Thos.—Two 4’s, Johnson’s Basin, N. Mex., June 22. 
Mermiria bivittata Serv.—Sabinal, N. Mex., August 7. Several females and many 
males. Onlyon Aster spinosus. The 2 is very much larger than the ¢, two or three 
times as large. A Q was taken in Las Cruces, August 19. This is a very elegant 
slender species, especially soin the ¢. 
Ochrilidia occipitalis Thos.—A g, Johnson’s Basin, N. Mex., June 22. A 9, Hol- 
brook, Ariz., June 27. The 2 is more reddish than the male specimen. 
Paratettix mexicanus Sauss.—Grand Canyon, 3,000 to 5,000 feet below rim at Hance’s, 
July 10. 
Paratettix toltecus Sauss.—Grand Canyon, July 11. g 2. Four thousand to 5,000 
feet below rim at Hance’s. The 9 differs from the ¢ by having four black spots on 
the prolongation of pronotum, the two anterior ones largest, opposite, one on outer 
edge at each side; the two posterior ones small, and on crest in median line. 
Psolessa (?) maculipennis Scudd.—A single g, Johnson’s Basin, N. Mex., June 22. 
Grayish brown, tegmina marked with black on sides, hind tibix red. 
Spharagemon balteatum Scudd. (?)—Chaves, N. Mex., August 6. A single 9. 
Syrbula montezuma Sauss. (?).—Grand Canyon. g @. Four thousand to 5,000 
feet below rim at Hance’s. July 9-10. This is a slender species, much resembling 
Mermiria bivittata, but smaller. 
Teniopoda picticornis W1k.—A large lubber-like black species, with orange-colored 
pronotal crest or ridge. Collected by W. J. Howard in Grant County, N. Mex., in 
1882. Coll. Rich. 
Thrincus aridus Bruner.—Las Cruces, 3 9. One specimen taken May 18 has a 
very bleached appearance, and is determined doubtfully as this species. 
Trimerotropis ceruleipes Scudd.—Turkey Tanks, Ariz., July 17. ¢ 9. 
Trimerotropis vinculata Seudd.—Las Cruces. This species was found in numbers 
in north end of Organ Mountains, November 26, 1892. A pair was taken there in 
coitu on that date. 
Tropidolophus formosus Say.—This is a green species, mottled with brownish, 
with a remarkably crested pronotum and abbreviated wings in the 9. The ¢ has 
orange-red wings. Collected by W. J. Howard in Grant County, N. Mex., in 1882. 
Coll. Rich. 
Xanthippus zapotecus Sauss.—A 9, Johnson’s Basin, N. Mex., June 23. A much 
larger Q, nearly one-fourth longer, captured on the Jornada del Muerte, to the north 
