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Gulf strip of Lower Austral, coastwise. The type specimens 

 were secured in a grassy swamp not far from the beach (see PI. 6 

 Fig. 2) and were associated with Paroxya atlantica andjlondiana and 

 Schistocerca alutacea. It is a campestral species resembling femoratus 

 in size, appearance, and haunts, save for some minor differences 

 in coloring. 



Melanoplus femoratus Burm. 



Virginia : Appomattox, Sept. 6 ; Virginia Beach, July 4. 



North Carolina : Asheville, July 22 ; Balsam, Aug. 20, 3000 to 4000 feet ; 



Murphy, July 25 ; Salisbury, July n ; Topton, Aug. 21, 2800 feet. 

 Georgia : Blue Ridge, July 25 ; Sand Mountain, Aug. 25. 



Upper Austral and Transition zones. A campestral species 

 frequenting the rank grass and herbage in swamps and along 

 streams. 



B. SHORT-WINGED SERIES. 

 Melanoplus scudderi Uhler. 



Virginia : Roanoke, Sept. 6 ; Virginia Beach, Sept. 7 ; Wytheville, Sept. 4. 



Georgia: Trenton, Aug. 25. 



North Carolina : Chattanooga, Aug. 24 ; Morristown, Aug. 27. 



Austral and Transition zones. Widely distributed but local. 

 Sylvan in habitat, frequenting borders of woodlands, thickets, and 

 tangles on rather dry soil. 



Melanoplus camegiei Morse. 



Melanoplus carnegiei. Psyche, XI, 10 (1904). 



" A short-winged species related to and resembling scudderi but 

 with the cerci shorter, about as long as their basal breadth, equalling 

 three-fifths of the supra-anal plate, triangular, acutely pointed, the 

 sides straight or a little sinuous by reason of convexity of base ; 

 the ventral margin is usually the longer, but sometimes the sides 

 and base are subequal ; thick at base, tapering evenly to the not at 

 all incurved apex. Subgenital plate scoop-shaped, the end pointed, 

 the apex rounded or slightly truncate. Furcula minute, barely 

 discernible, scarcely half as long as last segment. Supra-anal plate 

 triangular, longer than wide, pointed, the sides convex. 



"Pronotum resembling that of scudderi but scarcely as wide 

 posteriorly ; prosternal spine very variable, sometimes cylindrical 

 and bluntly pointed, more usually flattened antero-posteriorly, apex 

 broad and bluntly rounded or acute with straight sides. Tegmina 

 shorter than in scudderi, nearly as long as pronotum, broad lanceo- 

 late with rounded apex, attingent or slightly overlapping. 



" Color and markings as in scudderi, the hind tibiae red. 



"Length of body : male, 14-17.5 ; female, 23-24 ; hind femora : 



