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FAMILY VII. TETTIGOXIIDJE. THE KATYDIDS. 



i. Ovipositor almost straight, slightly longer than hind fe- 

 mora, the latter in life with prominent spots and dots of 

 coral red (Figs. 189, I; 191, &) ; face orange with a ver- 

 tical median reddish-brown stripe; fastigium narrow, 

 about half the width of basal antennal joint. 



2GG. STICTOMERUS. 



ii. Ovipositor broader, slightly shorter than hind femora, (Fig. 

 189, m), the latter without prominent reddish spots; 

 face without median stripe; fastigium wider, about two- 

 thirds the width of basal antennal joint. 2G7. AIGIALTJS. 

 hli. Cerci with swollen middle portion not abruptly narrowed, 

 but gradually attenuate-elongate (Figs. 188, m; 189, a c.) 

 ). Sides of abdomen shining black, its upper surface dark brown; 

 ovipositor straight, rather broad, slightly longer than hind 

 hind femora. 2G8. XIGBOPLEURUS. 



jj. Sides of abdomen not shining black. 



7c. Ovipositor much longer than body; cerci stout, feebly ta- 

 pering, their apical half curved outward and flattened 

 portion horizontal (Fig. 189, a.) (Inland species.) 



269. ATTEXUATUS. 



kk. Ovipositor at most but slightly longer than body; cerci 

 more slender, the apical half distinctly tapering and in- 

 curved, the flattened portion, therefore, oblique (Fig. 189, 

 1). e.) (Submaritime species). 



Fig. 189. a e, Outlines of male cerci of Conocephaius, X '<> a, attciutattis; 1) 

 nigropleur aides; c, spartiiur; d, saltans; e, i-iridifroiis. i k. Outlines of ovipositors p 

 cephalus, X 2 - f> allardi; g, fasciatus; h, gracillimus; i, brevipennis; j, nemorahs 

 ictus; 1, stictoiitci'tis ; m, aigialns; n, spartiua-; o, viridifrons. (After R. & H.) 



Conoce- L 



k, strictus 



I. Fastigium distinctly ascending, about one-half the width 

 of basal antennal joint, its sides parallel; lateral lobes 

 in great part dark brown; abdomen of male (in life) 

 with basal half dark brown above, apical half bright 

 orange. 270. NIGROPLEUROIDES. 



77. Fastigium slightly ascending, two-thirds as wide as basal 

 antennal joint, its sides feebly diverging from base for- 

 ward; lateral lobes green or pale brown; abdomen of 

 male pale brown above, its apical half pale orange. 



271. SPARTTX/E. 



oo. Hind tibiae armed at apex with but one pair of spurs (Fig. 188, cl) ; 

 prosternum without spines; tegmina pad-like, scarcely longer than 

 pronotum; hind femora unarmed beneath. 



