TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



lutrodiiction 1 



Cliaraiteristics an«l limitations 2 



(ieograpbical distiilMitioii 4 



Diiiiorphisni in length of tegniiua w 



Materials, etc 7 



Talilc of the ^eiu-ra <»f North AuKMican Melanopli 1) 



Genus 1. ''^•yninosiirtetes It 



Genus 2. Netiosoina ^ 1<» 



Genus 3. I'aradiciiroiilns IH 



Genus 4. I'haedrotcttix 22 



Genus 5. Conalcnea 23 



Genus 6. Karytcttix 27 



Genus 7. Pliaulotettix 21> 



GonuH S. Cephalotettix M 



Genus 9. Khabtlotettix 32 



Genus I(t. C'ycloeereus 3H 



Gennsll. Sinaloa 40 



Genus 12. Paraideniona 41 



Genus 13. Aideniona 44 



Genus 14. Hyporhlora 4() 



Genus l."). Campy lacautha 48 



(ienus 16. Eotettix 53 



Genus 17. Hesperotettix 5.5 



(Jenns 18. Aeoloi>lu8 (W 



(Jenus 19. I?ra<lynotes 8<) 



Genus 20. l)»*udrotettix 91 



Geiuis 21, Podisma 94 



The North American species 97 



The Old World species Ill 



Genus 22. Paratylotropidia 117 



Genus 23. Melanoplus 120 



Lakinus series 139 



Flabellifer series 144 



Bowditchi series 153 



(Jlaucipes series 161 



Utahensis series 161 



Spretus series 1(;9 



Devastator series 1;K) 



Impudicus series 2u3 



Aridus series 205 



Indi^jens series 210 



Mancus deries 212 



Dawsoni series 220 



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