. Bulletin. Geology -- Connecticut; Animals -- Connecticut; Plants -- Connecticut. FIG. 48. Melanoplus punctulatus. a. Cercus of male. b. Ovipositor of female. Size medium. Head prominent, vertex swollen and distinctly elevated above the pronotum. Median carina usually distinct throughout, but more prominent on the metazona. Tegmina slightly surpassing the hind femora in both sexes, tapering gradually, the apex rounded. Color dark gray mottled with blackish, clay-yellow beneath. Head and face often with a greenish cast. The black on upper part of the lateral lobes of pronotum broken and more o
. Bulletin. Geology -- Connecticut; Animals -- Connecticut; Plants -- Connecticut. FIG. 48. Melanoplus punctulatus. a. Cercus of male. b. Ovipositor of female. Size medium. Head prominent, vertex swollen and distinctly elevated above the pronotum. Median carina usually distinct throughout, but more prominent on the metazona. Tegmina slightly surpassing the hind femora in both sexes, tapering gradually, the apex rounded. Color dark gray mottled with blackish, clay-yellow beneath. Head and face often with a greenish cast. The black on upper part of the lateral lobes of pronotum broken and more or less indistinct. Tegmina thickly sprinkled and mottled. Hind femora yellowish banded with blackish. The lower face and basal third of inner face coral- red. Hind tibiae red or gray, or a mixture of both. Spines black. A handsome species. Measurements. Body Antennae Tegmina Hind Femora Female 23-29 Male II -13 14 IO -II This species usually occurs in the vicinity of pine trees, and is often found clinging to the trunks and branches. Canaan (A. P. M.) ; West Woodstock (W. B) ; New Canaan, 9 October (W. E. B.) ; Windsor, 13 September (). Paroxya Scudder. Size medium. Body straight and nearly cylindrical. Head moderately large. Eyes large and prominent. Vertex narrow but wider than in Hesperotettix. Frontal costa prominent above the ocellus, punctate and but slightly sulcate. Antennae long, usually more than one and one-half times the length of the head and pronotum together. Disk of pronotum about twice as long as the average width, the edges sub-parallel, at least in the male,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut. [Hartford] : The Survey
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