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or a little longer than, those of the male, always decidedly 



longer than the abdomen. 



f l . Tegmina largely yellow, the apex margined with black. 



Crest of the anterior lobe of the pronotum margined 



with black, the lateral carinas not infuscated. [Honduras.] 6. superba, Stal. 



/\ Tegmina dull black with brownish-testaceous veins. 



The crest of. the pronotum black throughout, save at 



the front end, where the pale median line shows to a 



limited extent. Lateral carinae generally blackened. 



[Costa Rica and Nicaragua.] 7. maxima, sp. n. 



e 2 . Size smaller ( ? , length 45 mm. or less), the sexes more nearly 

 equal in stature. Tegmina of the female often shorter than 

 the abdomen, those of the male not, or but little, surpassing 



its apex 8. gutturosa, Bol. 



d 2 . Tegmina with the veins, at least in part, infuscated, as well as 

 the background. Hind femora scarcely reaching the apex of 

 the abdomen, even in the males. Form unusually robust. 

 Disk of the pronotum on the hind lobe much flattened and 

 terminating in a right angle or only gently acute .... 9. obscura, sp. n. 

 c 2 . Crest of the pronotum totally black. 



d 1 . Tegmina together with their veins mostly black or brown. 

 Anterior lobe of the pronotum with the crest a little lower 

 than that on the hind lobe, the latter decidedly acuminate. 



Abdomen mostly black 10. bicristata, sp. n. 



d 2 . Tegmina flavous or ochraceous mottled with black. Abdomen 



largely ochraceous 11. centurio, Drury. 



b 2 . Crest of the pronotum and lateral carinae concolorous, unadorned 

 with black. 

 c\ Hind margin of the pronotum rather obtuse, nearly aright angle, 



the lateral margins straight 12. auricornis, Walk. 



c 2 . Hind margin of the pronotum decidedly acute-angled, the lateral 

 margins arcuate. 

 d 1 . Body of the usual form, not excessively deep at meso- and 



metathorax. Hind femora slender. [Costa Rica.] . . . 13. varipennis, Rehn. 

 d 2 . Body very high at meso- and metathorax. Hind femora 



robust. [Vera Cruz, Mexico.] 14. pulchella, Bol. 



l. Taeniopoda burmeisteri, Bolivar. 



Tteniopoda burmeisteri, Bolivar, Bol. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 1901, pp. 265, 266 \ 

 Hab. Mexico 1 . 



I have not recognized T. burmeisteri, but, judging from Bolivar's description, it 

 must be a distinct species, approaching T. picticornw, Walk., which has. priority over 

 the insect described by Stal under the same name. 



biol. CENTR.-AMER., Orthopt., Vol. II., May 1907. 2 Hh 



