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102 ps2'-cm. [June-Sept. 1894.
thorax, two black spots at base of each
elytron, and one very large subquadrate
spot before tip. Tarsi black, and
under side of thorax and abdomen more
or less black. Occurs very numerously
near Las Cruces, N. Mex., on Layyea
mexicana, particularly on floweis.
Det. by Liebeck.
Cantharis deserticola Horn.-This
is a black meloicl, with orange head and thorax. Three specimens from Grant
County, N. Mex. (W. J. H.). Det. by
Riley.
Cantharis nuttalli Say.-This is a
beautiful metallic green species, the
elytra with a greenish purple luster.
The wing covers are rather tapering
apically. One from Grant County, N.
Mex. (W. J. H.). Det. by Riley.
Cantharis cyanipennis Say.-This
is a purplish blue species, with tapering elytra, somewhat smaller than
C. nut-
talli. One from Grant County, N.
Mex. (W. J. H.). Det. by Riley.
Cantharis biguttata Lee.-One
specimen collected at Zuni Pueblo, N.
Mex., July 29, 1892. It is yellowish
in color. Det. by Riley.
Cantkaris s~ericollis Say .-Two
specimens of this beautiful green species were found on San Francisco Mountain,
Arizona, July 15, 1892. Western
slope, probably about ro,ooo feet.
Det. by Liebeck.
Bupomfhafissice~s Lee.-One from
Las Cruces, on mesa toward Organ
Mountains, July, 1892, (E. C.
Holmes). This is a beautiful bluish
green metallic species, with head and
legs rufous. The elytra are roughened.
Det. by Riley.
A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE ACRIDIDAE OF NEW ENGLAND. BY ALBERT P. MORSE, WELLESLEY, MASS.
In the following list I hiwe sought to
aid the student beginning the study of
this family by providing a catalogue
and ready means of indicating, for ex-
change or other purpose, the species
and more noticeable less important
forms of locusts found in New England.
While several points yet remain to be
settled regarding the relations of certain forms and the identity of others, it is
believed that the list will be found con- venient to use and practically complete. In order to make it as complete and
correct as possible I shall be grateful for information of any errors and desirable
or necessary additions. This desire,
together with the hope that it will lead to wider interest in and a more
thor-
ough knowledge of the group, leads me
to publish it at the present time.
The New England representatives of
the family Acrididae are distributed in
this list among five subfamilies, twenty- three genera, forty-five well-defined




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June-Sept. 1894.1 PSTCHE. 103
species, with two additional forms of
doubtful specific value, and about ten
tolerably distinct forms characterized
by unimportant variations in color and
structure ; some of these last have been and still are occasionally referred to as species. Of this number two are new
species recently desc bed and six have
not been reported in previous lists,
while several names occurring in the
literature of the group have been
reduced to synonyms or retained in
places below specific rank.
I have met in the field in various
parts of New England all but two
species, and one of these I have taken
in an adjoining state, while 1 have
examined representatives of all. Some
of them are the most abundant of
insects while others are extremely rare, one species, Hesperotettix viridis
Thos., not having been reported, so
far as I am aware, from the territory
east of the Mississippi River until taken by me at Wellesley.
The list is based chiefly upon
material personally collected, but also
upon an examination of the types of the
species described by Mr. Scudder - to
whom I am under obligation in many
ways-together with other material in
his collection, and upon the more
important literature on the group. To
Mr. Win. Beutenmiiller I am indebted
for notes on those species occurring in
the vicinity of New York.
A few of the principal synonyms and
names less exactly equivalent accom-
pany those of the species and genera in
the list and I
have added in the index
the generic and specific names used in
eight of the most important or gener-
ally accessible publications (see index) on the New England members of the
family, referring to the numbers borne
by those groups in the list, thus making it to a considerable degree synonymical
and bibliographical, a feature which
the novice and possibly others will
appreciate. Such notes as it seemed
would render the list more convenient.
to use are also added to itand references to descriptions of certain species not
included in the literature cited, as well as to the more useful of those contained therein.
A more extended work containing
diagnostic keys and notes on the habits
and distribution of the species is con-
templated.
In numbering the species and forms
I have not attempted to indicate the
difl'erence between subspecies, variety, and dimorphic form, but have used a
somewhat elastic modification of the
decimal method which I trust will be
found clear, brief, and in consequence
convenient to use in designating these
forms in exchanges, e. g., and readily
capable of sufficient extension to allow of all necessary additions likely to
occur. This method is as follows :-
each species is indicated by a numeral ; each of its marked forms distinguished
by structural characters by a decimal
of this ; each form distinguished by
general coloration by a figure in the
hundredths place ; and in case of color
differences pertaining to special parts
by a figure in the thousandths place.




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[June-Sept. 1894.
Its application will be readily under-
stood by examining successively Nos.
33,349 11, 2' and 24.
Additional forms of the numbered
species can be readily inserted by con-
tinuing the notation, and other species
can be added by prefixing a letter to
the number of the preceding species.
LIST.
The principal synonyms are enclosed in
parentheses.
References to the more useful
descriptions are indicated by abbreviations arranged alphabetically (see literature in index).
C = Cornstock,-Introd. to Entom.
F = Fernald ,-Orth. N. E.
H = Harris,-Ins. Inj. Veg.
ScI = Scudder,-Mat. Monog.
SCII = " ,-in Geol. N. H.
SmM = Smith,-Orth. Maine.
SmC= L C ,- L C Conn.
T = Thomas,-Svn. Acrid. N. A.
The generic names are those in general
use; the specific names are for the most part those given in the works of Fernald and Scudder except where recent studies
have shown the need of change.
TRYXALINAE.
I. Chloealtis (Chrysochraon).
See notes on the forms of this genus
in Psyche, 1894, pp. 13, 14.'
I. conspersa Harr. C 102, F 36, H 184,
SmM 145, SmC 375, T 76.
.oo conspersa Harr., punctate. '
.OI ' abortiva Harr., maculate.
H 184.
2. viridis Scudd., wings short. F 36,
ScI 455. SnlC 374, T 75.
.oo vii-idis Scudd., wings short, green. 01 viridis Scudd., wings short, brown.
.I viridis punctulata Scudd., wings long. F 36, ScI 455, T77.
.IO viridis punctulata Scudd., wings long, green.
.I I viridis punctulata Scudd., wings long, brown.
2. Stenobothrus.
Ì
For description of St. olivaceus and
critical and diagnostic notes on sev-
eral forms of this genus see Psyche,
1893,477-479. St. speciosus Scudd. is
erroneously reported from Mass. and
Conn. in Gerstaecker, Archiv. f.
Nat., xxix, ii, 358.
3. curtipennis Harr. C 102, I? 37, H
184, SmM 147, T 91.
.o curtipennis Harr., wings short.
.I ' longipennisScudd.,wings
long. ScI 457, SmM 147.
4. aequalis Scudd. (maculipennis). C
102, F 37, ScI 459, T 89.
00 aequalis Scudd., green.
.OX " bilineatus Scudd., brown.
ScI 460, T go.
5. pelidnus Burm. (propinquans). ScI
461, T 90.
Mr. Scudder informs me that from
an examination of Burmeister's type
St. 'pro$inpans Scudd. is a synonym.
From an examination of the types of
St. 'pro$iqz~am and a small number of
other N. E. specimens I suspect that
they must be considered as long-
winged individuals of St. aequalis
Scudd. As this would involve a consid-
erable shifting of names it seems best
to give each a place until additional evi- dence accumulates. The type of Bur-
meister came from Penn'a. I have
seen specimens from the west, re-
ferred to this name by good authori-
ties, which belonged to a distinct
species, not found, so far as I am
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6. maculipennis Scudd. ScI 458, T
.oo
6 C
' , green.
.O1
C c
" , brown.
7.
olivaceus Morse. See note under ge
.oo L C ' ,green.
01 if " , brown.
87.
nus.
3. Stethophyma (Arcyptera)
8.
lineata Scudd. F 38, ScI 462,463, T 98.
9. gracilis Scudd. ScI 463, T 99.
10. platyptera Scudd. ScI 463, T 99.
OEDIPODINAE.
4. Chortophaga (Tragocephala) .
i I. viridifasciata DeG. C 104, F 40, H
182, T 103.
00 viridifasciata virginiana Fab., green. .OI infuscata Hari-. , brown.
H 181, T 102.
-01 I viridifasciata infuscata radiata Harr., wing veins black. H 183.
5. Encoptolophus (Oedipoda).
12. sordiduk Burrn. (nebulosa) C 103, F
41, H 181, T 116.
6. Arphia (Tomonotus, Oedipoda).
13.
xanthoptera Burrn. F 39, ScI 469-470,
SmC 372, T 105.
14. sulphurea Fab. F 39, ScI 470, SmC
372, 'I' 105.
7. Camnula (Oedipoda) .
pellucida Scudd.
F 41, ScI 472, T 137.
8. Hippiscus (Oedipoda).
rugosus Scudd.
F 42, ScI 469, T 132.
tuberculatus Pal. de B. (phoenicop-
tera, corallina). F 42, H 176, SmC
371, T 135.
10. Spharagemon (Oedipoda, Dissosteii-a). For an extended treatment of the
N. E. species of this genus see Proc.
Bost. soc. nat. hist., v.xxvi, p. 220-240. 19.
aequale Say.
(F 143, H 178, T I 14) ?
.OI " scudderi Morse. See note
under genus.
20. bolli Scudd. (balteatum, aequale).
C 104, F 43.
21. saxatile Morse. See note under
genus.
I I. Scirtettica (Dissosteira, Oedipoda). 22.
marmoi-ata Harr. F 44, H 179, T I 1 I.
12. Circotettix (Oedipoda).
23. verruculatus Kirby (latipennis). F
45, H 179, ScI 471, T 115.
13. Psinidia (Oedipoda, Locusta).
24. fenestralis sew. F 44, H 180, SmC
373, T 1187 119.
.ooo fenestralis Serv., wings red.
,001 " eucerata Harr., wings yel-
low. H 180, T 119.
14. Trimerotropis (Oedipoda, Locusta).
25. maritima Harr. F 45, H 178, SmC
3737 T 124-
ACRIDINAE.
15. Schistocerca (Acridium).
alutacea Harr. C 106, F 31, H 173,
SmC 370, T 171.
rubiginosa Harr. C 106, F 31, ScI
467, SmC 370, T 170.
9. Dissosteira (Oedipoda) .
16. Paroxya.
18. carolina Linn. C 104, F 43, H 176, 28. atlantica Scudd. F 34. SmC 371, T 117. .OI
C C
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17. Hesperotettix (0 inmatolampis).
29. viridis Thos. T 156.
18. Melanoplus (Caloptenus, Pezotettix) . 30. bivittatus Say (flavovittatum).
.OOI " femoratus Burm. C 110, F
' 32, H 173, SmC 362, T 166.
Mr. W. S. Blatchley of Indiana finds
these two forms paired and considers
them to belong to one species.
M.
femorafzis, the red-legged form, is
alone found in New England, but
of M. minor specimens with red
and with glaucous hind tibiae are
about equally plentiful.
31.
punctulatus Uhl. (griseus). F 32, ScI
445, T 163, 165.
32. femur-rubrum DeG. C 110, F 33, H
174, SmC 362, T 163.
33. atlantis Riley. C no, F 33.
34. junius Dodge.
.o Li , wings short.
.I "
i i , ' long.
For description see Canadian En-
tomologist, viii, p. 9, 1876.
35. minor Scudd.
.ooo " , hind tibiae glaucous.
.001 L L
c t c
, ' red.
For description see Proc. Boston
soc. nat. hint. xvii, 478, (1875), or
Scudder's Century of Orthoptera, p.
22, (no. 30).
collinus Scudd. F 32.
19. Pezottetix.
Pezotettix and Melanoplus are here
used merely in the sense of indicating
the shorter- and longer-winged series
of species.
borealis Fieb. (borealis Scudd., rec-
tus, septentrionalis). F 32, 33, ScI
464, SmM 149, T 153, 222, 227.
I have elsewhere (Psyche, 1894, p.
53) stated my belief that Mel. rectus
Scudd. = Pez. borealis Scudd. and Mr.
Scudder had previously stated the
probability that borealis = se'ptentri-
onalh Sauss. On calling his atten-
tion to the description by Brunner
von Wattenwyl (Verh. zool. bot-
gesel. Wien 1861, 223) of a specimen
from Labrador referred to Cal. bore-
alis Fieb. he kindly looked into the
matter with me and expressed the
opinion that the synonymy should
probably be as follows : Calo-pfenus
borealis Fieb., 1853 (orig. descr. in
Lotos 111, p. 120, 1853, Labrador)
= Cd borealis Fieb. (auct. Brunner),
1861, = Pez. se-ptentriomlis Sauss.,
1861, = Pez. borealis Scudd., 1862,
=Mel. rectus Scudd., 1878. 13run-
ner7s description fits better than that
of Fieber.
38. scudderi Uhl. C 107, SmC 370, T 152. 39. manca Smith. F 30, SmM 149, T 149.
40. glacialis Scudd. C 107, F 29, T 148. OPOMALINAE.
20. Opomala.
41. brachyptera Scudd. F 35, ScI 454, T
63.
o brachyptera Scudd., wings short.
,I
4 L b &
, ' long.
TETTIGINAE.
See remarks on New England spe-
cies in Psyche, 1894, pp. 53, 54.
21. Tettix (Tetrix).
42. granulatus Kirby. F 46, ScI 474, T
182.
43. ornatus Say. F 46, Set 474, T 183.
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June-Sept. 1894.1 107
.I ornatus triangularis Scudd., wings 145); Jan., 1888; same, in Report Sec. and pronotum abbreviated. F 47, Board Agric. Mass., 1887, (pp. 421- ScI 475, T 185.
481). The pagination of the separate
44. cucullatus Burm. F 47, ScI 474, 475, is used. T 185.
H = Harris, T. W. -A Treatise on some of the Insects Injurious to Vegetation,
22. Batrachidea. 3rd ed., 1862 (pp. 165-191). First 45. cristata Harr. F 48, ScI 478, SmC
edition pub. 1841.
3779 T 190.
ScI = Scudder, S. H. -Materials for a Mono- .o cristata Harr.
graph of the North American Orthop-
' carinata Scudd., wings and
tera, including a Catalogue of the
.I
pronotum long. F 49, ScI 479,
known New England Species,- in
T 190.
Boston Journ. Nat. Hist., vol. vii, no.
iii, 1862 (pp. 409-480).
* These forms have been placed in ScII = {bid. -The Distribution of Insects in Tettix by some recent authors.
New Hampshire, in Hitchcock's Geol.
N. H., vol. i, 1874 (pp. 370-379). ,
23. Tettigidea (Tetrix).
SmM = Smith, S. I. -On the Orthoptera of the State of Maine, in Proc. Portland
46. lateralis Say. F 48, H 187, ScI 477, Sot'. Nat. Hist., 1868 (pp. 143-151). T 187.
SmC = ibid. - Report of the Entomologist 47. polymorpha Burm. F 48, H 187, ScI
to the Conn. Board of Agric. for 1872,
4777 SmC 3779 T 188.
in Annual Rep't Sec. Agric. Conn. for
7 1872 (PP- 345-3831.
T = Thomas, Cyrus. -Synopsis ofthe Acri- Additional species especially to be looked didae of North America. Rep't U. S.
for are Sckistocerca ame~z'camz and Sftkaya- Geol. Surv. Terr., Hayden, vol. v, pt.
gemon ocdatum.
These have been taken on
i, 1873,~~~. x, 262.
Staten Id.
Mr. Beutenmuller suggests also
Ack&m ohcurum and Hibiscus djscogeus lnuch ofthe and synonymy which have been found in New Jersey.
is given in this literature (especially in F, ScI, and Tj that it seemed unwise to encum-