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ous brown to a very conspicuous longitudinal yellowish stripe; 
the lateral lobes are mesially marked with blackish, which mark 
is unicolorous, or with a central white streak; the vertical sub- 
ocular black streak is a constant and conspicuous feature of the 
. coloration. 
It appears probable that a number of specific names will event- 
ually fall into synonymy under pallens when a thorough re- 
vision of the genus is made. Scudder, in his revision of 1899, 
Proce. Amer. Acad. Arts and Sci., vol. xxx1v, p. 441-476, refers: 
with a query the species cubensis Sauss. and pectoralis Walker, 
to the synonymy under this species, but Kirby, in his recent 
catalogue, lists cubensis as a distinct species and places pectoralis 
in synonymy under a name still older than pallida, the rustica 
of Fabricius. A thorough revision of this genus, based on a 
study of typical material so far as possible, is much to be desired. 
Notes made by Prof. Stoner in Barbados under dates of May 
15, 16, 20 and 22 refer wholly or in part to pallens. These notes 
are here copied verbatim: 
*“ Barbados. 
15 May, 1918. Found large grasshoppers (S. pallens) and the 
field cricket (G. assimilis?) not uncommon in the small cane 
fields and grassy plots in the suburbs of Bridgetown. 
16 May, 1918. On high land out Hastings Way about 4 miles 
from Bridgetown sour grass is grown abundantly and in these 
fields S. pallens was abundant, though exceedingly wary and 
difficult to catch. The insects are protectively colored; rise up 
again quickly after alighting if they are pressed; if they alight, 
crawl for some distance in the under grass before flying again. 
When secured in the net will leave it like a shot if the opening 
is not kept closed. 
These dry uplands furnish a few conocephalids and also some 
O. ballowi. in low places around ponds or along the few small 
open streams found a few green long-horned grasshoppers. 
20 May, 1918. Even on the bare, dry hills heavily pastured 
by goats and cattle S. pallens was not uncommon. (St. Michael’s 
Parrish). 
22 May, 1918. Hawkins Estate. 8. pallens common on high, 
dry hills.’’ 
