Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States

A grayish brown, grasshopper with a dark stripe that extends from the top of the head onto the pronotum. A black stripe extends from the back of the eye onto the lateral lobe of the pronotum. Forewings are moderately short, about the length of the head and pronotum, and taper to a point. They are dark but marked centrally with a line of light spots. Hind femora are yellowish brown and marked with two oblique purplish bands. Hind tibiae are blue. Males are about 22 mm long, females 30 mm.

In males, the cerci are swollen basally and marked with a ridge. They taper markedly in the basal half and develop into a finger-like projection that extends upward and inward. The extensions of the furcula are small, triangular, and widely separated.