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7. Gryllus mexicanus, Sauss. 



Gryllus mexicanus, Sauss. Miss. Scient. Mex., Orthopt. p. 402. 9, t. 8. figg. 30, 30 c; Mel. 

 Orthopt. 5 e fasc. p. 319. 7. 



Var. a. Elytris abbreviates, alis minimis. Mexico city (Forrer). — b. Pallida fulvescens. Mexico, States of 

 Durango and Sinaloa, Tres Marias Is. {Forrer). 



Hab. Mexico, States of Sinaloa and Durango, Tres Marias Is., Mazatlan (Forrer), 

 Huasteca and Michoacan (Saussure), Orizaba (Saussure, Godman), Atoyac in Vera Cruz 

 (H. H. Smith) ; British Honduras, Rio Sarstoon (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala, Panima 

 in Vera Paz (Champion) ; Costa Rica, Cache (Sogers) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 

 (Champion). 



MIOGRYLLUS, Sauss. 



Miogryllus, Saussure, Mel. Orthopt. 5 e fasc. p. 362 (1877). 



This genus includes various small species which differ from Gryllus in the neuration 

 of their elytra : the females have parallel dorsal veins, the males two oblique veins 

 only ; both sexes with few simple veins on the lateral field. The anterior tibiae have 

 on each side a distinct drum, as in Gryllus. 



1. Miogryllus pusillus, Burm. 



Gryllus pusillus, Burm. Handb. d. Ent. ii. p. 733. 6(2). 



Gryllodes pusillus, Sauss. Miss. Scient. Mex., Orthopt. p. 416. 9, t. 7. fig. 6 ($ ). 



Gryllus pusillus, Sauss. Mel. Orthopt. 5 e fasc. p. 362. 49, fig. xi. 7. 



Fusco-testaceus, supra fuscus ; lineis 2 supraocularibus, ad occipitem productis, luteis ; occipite insuper lineis 

 luteis. Pronotum nigrum vel fulvo-varium. Elytra abbreviata. Alas caudatae. Ovipositor femoris 

 longitudine vel longior. — Mares quam feminse majores, capite magno. 



Var. a. Subtus testaceus. — b. Cranio nigro, ore testaceo. 



2 . Long. corp. 9 ; femor. post. 6 ; ovipos. 6*3 millim. 



<$ . Long. corp. 10*8 millim. 



Hab. Mexico, Atoyac in Vera Cruz (Schumann), Orizaba (Saussure). — Guiana; 

 North Brazil ; Peru. 



2. Miogryllus micromegas, Sauss. 



Gryllodes micromegas, Sauss. Miss. Scient. Mex., Orthopt. p. 418. 11 ($). 

 Gryllus micromegas, Sauss. Mel. Orthopt. 5 e fasc. p. 364. 52 ( ? ). 



Fusco-testaceus. Frons inter antennas et pars supra-ocularis, nee non linese 4-6 cranii, luteae. Pronotum 

 irregulariter fulvo-quadrifaseiatum. Elytra brevia ; alae nullse. Ovipositor femori poetico paulo brevior. 

 2 . Long. corp. 9*5; femor. post. 5; oviposit. 5*6 millim. 



Hab. Mexico (Saussure) ; Nicaragua, Chontales (Janson : $ ). 



3. Miogryllus brevipennis, Sauss. 



Gryllodes brevipennis, Sauss. Miss. Scient. Mex., Orthopt. p. 418. 12 ( $ ) . 

 Gryllus brevipennis, Sauss. Mel. Orthopt. 5 e fasc. p. 263. 51, fig. xi. 3 tf *. 



* Erratum : in the synonymy, for G. pusillus read G. brevipennis. 



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