NO. 1124. REVISION OF THE MELANOPLI SC UDDER. 385 



Length of body (in larger specimens), male, 29 mm., female, 41 mm.; 

 antennae, male, 19 mm., female, 15.5 mm.; tegmina, male, 18 mm., 

 female, 25.25 mm.; hind femora, male, 15.5 mm., female, 21 mm. The 

 average length of New England specimens is: Male, 21 mm.; fe- 

 male, 31. 



One hundred and thirteen males, 87 females. Michigan, M. Miles; 

 Cambridge, Massachusetts, Boll (Museum Comparative Zoology); 

 Fanueil Station, Boston, Massachusetts, July 22, 26, August 11 (A. P. 

 Morse); Newton ville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, August 11 

 (A. P. Morse) ; Niantic, New London County, Connecticut, August 8 

 (A. P. Morse); New Haven, Connecticut, S. I. Smith; North Haven, 

 New Haven County, Connecticut, August 23 (A. P. Morse); Deep 

 Eiver, Middlesex County, Connecticut, August 24 (A. P. Morse); 

 Stamford, F airfield County, Connecticut, August 13-17, 24 (A. P. 

 Morse); Staten Island, New York, July 25; Newark, Essex County, 

 New Jersey, September 13, C. G. Eockwood (U.S.N.M. Eiley col- 

 lection); Middle States, Baron Osten Sacken; Washington, D. C., July 

 27, August 23, 28, September 6 ( U.S.N.M. Riley collection); Vir- 

 ginia, September 10, October 19 (same); Diego Bluff, North Carolina, 

 November 5, C. J. Maynard; Charleston, South Carolina, August; 

 Georgia, A. Oemler, H. K. Morrison; Florida (U.S.N.M. Eiley col- 

 lection); Enterprise, Volusia County, Florida, May 15, E. A. Schwarz; 

 Fort Eeed, Orange County, Florida, May 1, J. H. Comstock; Baton 

 Eouge, Louisiana, September 7 (A. P. Morse) ; New Orleans, Louisiana, 

 June 20, Shufeldt (U.S.N.M. Eiley collection); Dallas, Texas (same); 

 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, May (same). Bruner reports it 

 doubtfully from Nebraska. 



Professor J. B. Smith found this insect injurious to cranberries in 

 New Jersey. 



Mr. A. P. Morse describes l a melanistic form. He found most of his 

 New England specimens on Spartina and other grasses and sedges. 

 It is found most abundant in wet localities. 



26. POECILOTETTIX, new genus. 

 (IIoiKiXoc, mottled; rs'rrzc, grasshopper.) 



Head and body with the general aspect of Melunoplus. Head nearly 

 vertical, especially in the female, the eyes moderately large, moderately 

 prominent in the male, broad oval, not more than half as long again as 

 broad; antennae very little longer in both sexes than head and pro- 

 notum together. Pronotuin enlarging very slightly posteriorly, the 

 suture between prozona and metazona deeply impressed, with rounded 

 walls; the prozona scarcely or but little longer than the metazona, 

 coarsely and distantly punctate, the transverse sutures distinct and 

 rather heavy, transversely broadly convex with no lateral carinae; the 



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