ACRIDIDAE 659
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8. HETERACRIS PUNCTIPENNIS.

Faem. Testacea, gracilis ; caput et prothorax carina tenui vittisque
duabus latissimis piceis ; fastigium conicum ; frons scabra ; pro-
thorax subtiliter scaber ; prosterni spina longa, gracilis, subobliqua,
subacuta ; femora postica extus piceo vittata ; tibiae posticae nigrae ;
alae anticae pallide cinereae, fusco punctatae, corpore bveviores.

Female. Testaceous, slender. Head and prothorax with a slight
piceous keel and with two very broad piceous stripes. Head smooth ; tip
of the vertex conical, flat, with a slight middle keel ; front scabrous, with
four well-defined keels whieh diverge towards the face. Eyes ferruginous,
elliptical. Prothorax finely scabrous ; lateral keels very slight ; fore border
and hind border slightly rounded ; sides straight. Prostemal spine long,
slender, slightly oblique and acute. Hind femora as long as the abdomen,
with a piceous lanceolate stripe on the outer side ; hind tibiae and hind
tarsi black, tbe former somewhat shorter than the hind femora. Fore wings
pale cinereous, rather shorter than the body, with several brown points
on the veins, which are testaceous. Hind wings pellucid ; veins black, pale
testaeeous at tbe base and along the interior border. Length of tbe body
21 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 36 lines.

a. Angola. Presented by J. J. Monteiro, Esq.

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CYRTACANTHACRIS SPISSA.

Mas. Ferruginea, robusta, subtus livida ; prothorax subcarinatus, sub-
tiliter scaber; prosterni spina crassa, valde obtusa, mesosternum non
attingens ; pedes fulvi, femoribus posticis ferrugineo bifasciatis ; alae
anticae corpore vix breviores ; alae posticae cinereae.

Male. Ferruginous, stout, livid beneath. Head smooth ; tip of the
vertex flat, hexagonal ; front punctured, with four well-defined keels ; inner
keels hardly diverging ; outer keels slightly diverging towards the face.
Eyes piceous, elongate-elliptical. Prothorax finely scabrous, with a slight
dorsal keel which is not rounded and is hardly interrupted by the transverse
impressed lines ; fore border hardly rounded ; sides slightly rounded ; hind
border more rounded. Prosternal spine thick, broad, very obtuse, not
extending to the mesosternum. Legs tawny. Hind femora a little longer
than the abdomen, ferruginous beneath and with two broad irregular ferru
ginous bands ; hind tibiae with a luteous band near the base, rather shorter
than the hind tibiae, their spines with black tips. Fore wings nearly as long
as the body. Hind wings cinereous, diaphanous ; veins black , pale green
towards the base and along the interior border. Length of the body
18 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 36 lines.

a. -?

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ACRIDIDAE 745
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85. OEDIPODA NOTABILIS.

Faem. Ferrugineo-fusca ; caput glaucescens, antice nigricans, strigis
duabus nigricantibus,duabusque fulvis, carinis quatuor frontalibus
bene determinatis ; prothorax nigro guttatus, carina bene determinata,
margine postico rotundato vix elongato ; abdomen dorso nigricans,
vitta ventrali nigra ; femora postica nigro trifasciata, subtus nigro
vittata ; tibiae posticae rufescentes ; alae anticae fulvae, dimidio apicali

746 CATALOGUE OF
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cinereo, guttis plurimis fasciaque saturate fuscis ; alae posticae roseae,
apices versus diaphanae, nigricante bifasciatae. Mas.- Prothorax non
guttatus ; alae anticae lituris pallidioribus.

Female. Ferruginous-brown, tawny beneath. Head pale glaucous ;
fore part mostly blackish ; vertex with two blackish streaks which converge
from the hind border ; tip conical, blackish ; a tawny oblique streak between
each eye and the hind border ; front thinly punctured, with four well-defined
keels which diverge towards the face. Eyes elliptical. Antennae tawny.
Prothorax with many black dots, and witb a well defined keel which is
hardly interrupted by the transverse furrows ; hind border rounded, hardly
elongated. Abdomen blackish above and with a black ventral stripe. Hind
femora nearly as long as the abdomen, with three black bands above and
with a black stripe beneath. Hind tibiae reddish, much shorter than the
hind femora, their spines with black tips. Fore wings tawny on the basal
half, cinereous on the apical half, with numerous dark brown dots, and with
a dark brown band which is in a line with the band of the hind wings. Hind
wings rosy ; a blackish band beyond tbe middle, limiting the rosy hue and
continued along the border to the interior angle ; exterior part pellucid,
with a blackish apical band. Male.- Rather paler. Prothorax without
black dots ; hind border a little more elongated. Abdomen wholly tawny.
Fore wings with paler markings. Length of the body 10½-15 lines ;
expansion of the fore wings 24-32 lines.

a, b. Sandwich Islands. Presented by Capt. Beechey.

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13. EPACROMIA CONTURBATA.

Faem. Fulva ; caput nigro bivittatum, antice nigro varium, fastigio
subtriangulari, sulcis lateralibus latis triangularibus ; prothorax
plagis quatuor magnis plagaque discali maxima nigricantibus,
margine postico producto rotundato ; abdomen nigricante varium ;
femora postica extus nigricante notata, intus et subtus rufa ; tibiae
posticae rufae ; alae anticae subcinereae, plagis duabus magnis basalibus
maculis mediis punctisque exterioribus nigricantibus ; alae posticae
diaphanae, apice fuscae.

Female. Tawny, testaceous beneath. Head with two black stripes
which diverge from the tip of the vertex to the hind border ; sides and
front varied with black ; tip of the vertex depressed, nearly triangular ;
lateral furrows broad, triangular ; front erect, with four well-defined
diverging keels ; inner keels continued to the tip of the vertex. Antennae
filiform, blackish towards the tips. Prothorax with a distinct middle keel
and wilh two very slight lateral keels, which disappear towards the fore
border ; a large blackish patch on each side of the fore part and a very
large blackish patch on the hind part ; a large blackish patch on each side;
hind border elongated, rounded. Abdomen not longer than tbe hind
femora, mottled with blackish. Hind femora red beneath and on the
inner side, with irregular small blackish marks on tbe outer side. Hind

ACRIDIDAE. 773
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tibiae red, their spines with black tips. Fore wings slightly cinereous, darker
along the hind border, with two large blackish patches near the base, with
sorne irregular blackish spots in the middle part, and with several exterior
blackish points. Hind wings pellucid ; tips brown ; veins black, whitish
at the base and along the interior border. Length of the body 12 lines ;
expansion of the fore wings 22 lines.

a. Cape. From Dr. Krauss' collection.

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10. EPACROMIA REPLETA.

Mas. Fulva ; caput nigro maculatum et septem strigatum, albido quadri-
strigatum, fastigio longi-conico, sulcis lateralibus latis triangulari-
bus, fronte nigro guttata ; antennae nigricantes, subplanae, fulvo
fasciatae ; prothorax brevis, subtuberculatus, nigro quadrivittatus ;
pectus nigro maculatum, venter e guttis nigris, quadrilineatum ; femora

ACRIDIDAE. 771
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postica extus nigricante unistrigata, intus nigricante bifasciata ;
tibiae posticae fuscae, albido bifasciatae ; alae anticae cinereae, plagis
duabus obscure fuscis, plagis tribus exterioribus pallide fuscis, guttis
marginalibus nigris ; alae posticae diaphanae, nigricante lato marginatae,
basi pallide flavae.

Male. Tawny. Head with seven black streaks extending to the hind
border and with some black spots on the vertex ; two whitish streaks on
each side, the outer pair extending along the sides of the prothorax ; tip of
the vertex depressed, elongate-conical ; lateral furrows broad, triangular ;
front erect, with some black dots and with four strongly-marked diverging
keels ; inner keels continuous to the tip of the vertex. Antennae blackish,
slightly flattened, with some dingy tawny bands. Prothorax short, with a
slight middle keel and with distinct transverse furrows ; a few tubercles ;
four very irregular black stripes ; hind border elongated, angular. Pectus
with a few black spots. Abdomen with four rows of black dots beneath.
Hind femora a little longer than the abdomen, with a broad blackish streak
on the outer side, with two irregular blackish bands on the inner side, and
with a few black dots beneath ; hind tibiae brown, with two whitish bands ;
spines with black tips. Fore wings cinereous, with two dark brown patches
and with three exterior pale brown patches ; a row of black dots along the
hind border and along the exterior part of the costa ; costa slightly rounded
near the base. Hind wings pellucid, broadly blackish and with black veins
along the exterior border, pale yellow and with bright yellow veins towards
the base. Length of the body 7 lines ; expansion of the fore wings
16 lines.

a. West Africa. From Mr. Turner's collection.

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