NO. l6.] ORTHOPTERA OF CONNECTICUT. 117 



M. atlanis Riley. Lesser Migratory Locust. Plate X, i. 



Size medium. Vertex somewhat elevated above the pronotum. 

 Median carina distinct only on the metazona. Tegmina surpass- 

 ing the end of the hind femora. Color dark grayish or reddish 

 brown. The dark band behind the eye is present on the pro- 

 zona only, and is often more or less broken into spots, especially 

 in the female. Tegmina distinctly spotted with fuscous along the 

 discoidal area. Hind femora yellowish brown with two oblique 

 dark bands on the upper and outer faces (more distinct than 

 in femur-rnbrum). Sides and under surface of abdomen yel- 

 lowish (in femur-rubrum it is usually reddish brown). 



a b 



FIG. 3p. a. Melanoplus atlanis. b. Mlianoplus luridus. Lateral view of female 

 motum. 



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FIG. 40. Melanoplus atlanis. a. Cercus of male. b. Ovipositor of female. 



FIG. 41. a. Melanoplu$. femur-rubrum. b. Melanoplus atlanis. Prosternal spine 

 of female. 



Measurements. 



Body Antennae Tegmina Hind Femora 



Female 16-27 6.5-8 14.5-22 1014 



Male 17-21.5 7 -8.5 15 -21 10-13 



" This species is found over the whole of New England 

 from Nantucket to Canada, from the seashore to the alpine tops 



