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by a broad fuscous stripe which is crossed obliquely 

 by a distinct, narrow, pale line. Prozona less inflated 



than in luridus and body less robust minor 



Scoop rather long, the outer edge of basal half rather 

 deeply notched, crenulate-denticulate, the tips of 

 both pairs of valves long and evenly tapering (Fig. 

 46b). Hind tibiae coral-red. Fuscous stripes on 

 prozona indistinct, often lacking. Tegmina maculate 

 and hind femora obliquely banded. A robust species, 

 with noticeably tumid prozona and thick-necked as- 

 pect luridus 



M. mancus Smith. 



Size rather small. Eyes somewhat prominent, especially in 

 the male. Tegmina shorter than the pronotum, sub-ovate, 

 broadly rounded at the apex. Color dark fuscous above, lighter 

 below. Lateral lobes of the pronotum crossed on the upper 

 half with a distinct, broad, dark band. Pronotum with the 

 lateral lobes contrastingly marked, pale below with a distinct 

 broad dark band above, which is widened posteriorly. It is 

 often lighter but never absent on the metazona. Hind femora 

 without distinct cross bands. Hind tibise red, often pale towards 

 base, the spines black, 10 or n in the outer row. 



a 



V 



FIG. 37. a. Melanoplus mancus, female, b. Melanoplus scudderi, female. Lateral! 

 !W of pronotum. 



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d 



FIG. 38. a. Melanoplus mancus, female, b. Melanoplus scudderi, female. Tegmina. 

 c. Melanoplus mancus, male. d. Melanoplus scudderi, male. Cerci. 



