(BG) Pygmy Grasshopper (possibly Tettigidea lateralis) female - 15mm approx.

2013-5-9 Newark Oaks, DE
Holy smokes! What a pronotum! It extends down and past the back, and as metrioptera explained, that darker tip (looking like a matchstick head) that extends beyond it is - the wings! A very cool grasshopper!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1084624/bgimage
and here is one that gives a better look at the end of the pronotum and the wings underneath:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/554619/bgpage