X0.1124. HEVISION OF THE MELANOVU—SCrDhER. 385 



Length of body (in larger specimens), male, 20 mm., female, 41 mm.; 

 antennae, male, 19 mm., female, lo..j mm.; tejjmiua, male, 18 mm., 

 female, 25.2.5 mm.; hind femora, male, lo.'i mm., female, 21 mm. The 

 average length of Xew England specimens is: Male, 21 mm.; fe- 

 male, 31. 



One hundred and thirteen males, 87 females. Miciiigan, M. Miles; 

 Cambridge, Massachusetts, Boll (Museum Comi)arative Zoology); 

 Fanueil Station, Boston, Massachusetts, July 22,20, August 11 (A. l*. 

 Morse); Newtonville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, August 11 

 (A. P. Morse), Niantic, New London County, Connecticut, tVug' st 8 

 (A. P. Morse); New Haven, Connecticut, S.I.Smith; North Ilaven, 

 New Haven County, Connecticut, August 23 (A. P. Morce); Deep 

 Kiver, ^Middlesex County, Connecticut, August 24 (A. P. Morse); 

 Stamford, Fairtield County, Connecticut, August Ki-17, 24 (A. P. 

 Morse); Staten Island, New York, July 25; Newark, Essex County, 

 New Jersey, September 13, C. G. Kockwooil (U.S.N.]M. — Iiile> col- 

 lection); Middle States, Baron Osten Sackeii; Washington, D.C., July 

 27, August 23, 28, September C ( U.S.N.M.— Riley collection); Vir- 

 ginia, September 10, October 19 (same); Diego BIu% North Carolina, 

 November 5, C. J. Maynard; Charleston, South Carolir.a, August; 

 Georgia, A. Oender, H. K. Morrison; Florida (U.S.N.M. — Kiley col- 

 lection); Enterijrise, Volusia County, Florida, May 15, E. A. Schwarz; 

 Fort Reed, Orange County, Florida, May 1, J. II. Comstock; Baton 

 Eouge, Louisiana, Septeml)er 7 (A.P.Morse); New Orleans, Louisiana, 

 June 20, Shufeldt (U.S.N.M. — Kiley collection); Dallas. Texas (same); 

 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, May (same). Bruner reports it 

 doubtfully from Nebraska. 



Professor J. B. Smith found this insect injurious to cranberries in 

 New Jersey. 



Mr. A. P. Morse describes ^ a melanistic form. He found most of his 

 New England specimens on Spartina and other grasses and sedges. 

 It is found most abundant in wet localities. 



20. POECILOTETTIX, now genus. 

 {UoixiXo?, mottled; rerr/?, gra8shopi)er.) 



Head and body with the general aspect of ]\Ielanoplus. Head nearly 

 vertical, especially in the female, the eyes moderately large, moderately 

 prominent in the male, broad oval, not more than half as long again as 

 broad; antennae very little longer in both sexes than head and pro- 

 notum together. Pronotum enlarging very slightlj' posteriorly, the 

 suture between prozona and metazona deeply impressed, with rounded 

 walls; the prozona scarcely or but little longer than the metazona, 

 coarsely and distantly punctate, the transverse sutures distinct and 

 rather heavy, transversely broadly convex with no lateral carinae; the 



» Psyche, VI, pp. 401-402. 

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