. Class book of economic entomology, with special reference to the economic insects of the northern United States and Canada. Beneficial insects; Insect pests; Insects; Insects. Fig. 63. -Tip of male abdomen of Melanoplus, dorsal view. A, M. femur-rubrum; B, M. spretus; C, M. atlanis; D, M. differenlialis. In the West the Rocky Mountain Locust {Melanoplus spretus) did, and occasionally does, produce much injury to grain and other crops. Another species more widely distributed is M. atlanis which sometimes becomes migratory. The Red-legged Locust or Grasshop- per {M. femur-rubrum), the Two-stri
. Class book of economic entomology, with special reference to the economic insects of the northern United States and Canada. Beneficial insects; Insect pests; Insects; Insects. Fig. 63. -Tip of male abdomen of Melanoplus, dorsal view. A, M. femur-rubrum; B, M. spretus; C, M. atlanis; D, M. differenlialis. In the West the Rocky Mountain Locust {Melanoplus spretus) did, and occasionally does, produce much injury to grain and other crops. Another species more widely distributed is M. atlanis which sometimes becomes migratory. The Red-legged Locust or Grasshop- per {M. femur-rubrum), the Two-striped Locust {M. bivittatus) and the Pellucid Locust {Camnula pellucida) in the East and the Differential Locust {M. diferentialis) in the South are the species that do most injury. Red-legged Locust or Grasshopper {Melanoplus femur-rubrum, DeG.).^—^This locust is usually the most abundant form in the East, and is most numerous in low grounds and cultivated fields where vege- tation is more or less rank (Fig. 64). Adult.—Of medium size, about an inch long; reddish brown in color; tegmina sometimes without spots but usually spotted, surpassing the hind femora, which are reddish brown; hind tibiae red with black. 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 Lochhead, William, 1864-. Philadelphia, Blakiston
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