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half long, present nearly everywhere, but rare in the East; the two-striped 

 grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus Say) about the size of the last, with two 

 yellow stripes along its back, generally distributed except in the South Atlantic 

 States (Fig. 60); the lesser migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus atlanis Riley) 

 about an inch long, found nearly everywhere in the United States and frequently 



FIG. 60. FIG. 61. 



FIG. 60. Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus biviltatus Say) about natural size. 

 (Reduced from U. S. D. A. Farm. Bull. 747.) 



FIG. 61. Lesser Migratory Grasshopper (Melanoplus atlanis Riley) about natural 

 size. (Reduced from U. S. D. A. Farm. Bull. 747.) 



seriously abundant west of the Mississippi River (Fig. 61); and the clear-winged 

 grasshopper (Camnula pellucida Scudd.) which though small is often very injurious. 

 It is found in all the northern United States and has its hind wings clear and 

 almost colorless, while its fore wings are spotted with brown. All of these 

 species attack various cereal and forage crops. 



FIG. 62. Florida Lubber Grasshopper (Dictyophorus reticulatus Thunb.) about natural 

 size. (From U. S. D. A. Farm. Bull. 747.) 



In the Southern and Western States are large, short-winged grasshoppers 

 which are very stout, and from their appearance and clumsy movements are 

 called "lubber grasshoppers" (Fig. 62). They attack grass, alfalfa and other 

 crops. 



The Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira Carolina L., Fig. 63), one and a half 

 inches or more in length, is gray or brown, varying somewhat with the color of 

 the ground where it lives. It is most noticeable along roads and when startled 

 into flight its black hind wings with yellow margins, and the crackling sound 

 often produced at such times are sufficient to attract attention. It is found 

 throughout the entire United States, 



