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well be sunk into synonymy under devastator, as it scarcely deserves 

 a new name being proposed for it. 



MELANOPLUS DIMINUTUS Scudder. 



Melanoplus consanguineus Scudder. 



Melanoplus consanguineus as suggested by its author in the original 

 description, is not distinct from the diminutus of the same author. 

 It should therefore fall into sjrnonymy under that species. 



MELANOPLUS DEVASTATOR Scudder. 



Melanoplus virgatus Scudder. 



Melanoplus virgatus is a synonym of Melanoplus devastator, no 

 constant differentiating characters separating it from that species. 



