MORSE: ORTHOPTERA OF NEW ENGLAND. 441 
ally a little longer than the metazone. Hind margin of disk 
very obtusely angulate. Tegmina rather narrow at base; 
broader distally, widest at distal third, especially in male, by a 
dilation of the scapular area; tapering to apex in male, broad and 
rounded in female. In the short-winged female the tegmina are 
narrow throughout. Hind femora long and rather slender, with 
an exceptionally long row of fine, closely set teeth forming the 
stridulating rasp. Subgenital plate of male short, rounded, 
bluntly conical. Ovipositor valves rather slender, sharp-tipped, 
moderately exserted. 
Measurements. 
Total Body Hind femora Tegmina Antenna 
Male 14 -22 13.5-15.5 10.5-11.8 8.5-15 8..5-10.5 
Female 12.4-23 15 -24.5 11.5-14 7 -16.5 6.5- 8 mm. 
Tegmina cf. Hind femora 
Male -3-+3 
Female -7-+2 
This species is very variable in color, markings, and wing 
development, but is readily recognized by the linear foveolae 
distinctly visible from above. The wings are probably always 
capable of being expanded sufhcientlj^ to serve as parachutes at 
least, being in nearly every case almost as long as the tegmina. 
While the larger proportion of indi\dduals falls into a long- or a 
short-winged series, there is no sharp line of demarcation between 
the two, intermediate examples being not uncommon. Short- 
winged individuals are usually much more numerous. 
The three most striking color varieties are the follo\\'ing: (1) 
dorsal half of sides of pronotum and cheeks fuscous, darkest 
above; (2) sides of pronotum light gray, crossed half-way down 
by a broad, irregular fuscous band; cheeks somewhat infus- 
cated above and below a pale band at level of lower margin of 
eye; (3) face, sides of head and body, green. Each of these 
phases may be either light gray, j-ellowish, reddish, or fuscous 
above, or of intermediate tint, and either long- or short -winged. 
The hind tibiae and hind femora are usually either yellowish 
or reddish, but the femora are sometimes bright green on the 
dorsal face. 
This insect is a sprightly, wide-awake liotle "hopper" of no mean 
ability, and also freely makes use of its wings when needful. It 
