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tennse acuminate somewhat flattened, joints distinct, third and sixth longest. 

 Prosternal spine prominent, large at base. 



R. centnrio, Burm., Handb. Ent., II, 620. 



Syn., Locmtu (liutiodcres) centurio, Drury, 111. Exot. Ent., II, 88, PI. 41, Fig. 3, 

 Gryllus centurio, Drury, App., II.— Stoll, Eep. d. Spect., 15, PI. vi b. 



Fig. 19. 

 Acridium centurio, De Ilaau, Bijr. Kenn. Ortliop., 144. 



(Bhomalea) micropterwn, DeHaan., Verz. Nat. Gescli. Ned. lud. 



Bez. Ins., 151. 

 micropterum. Pal. Beauv., Ins. Afr., 146. 

 Bomalea microptera, Serv., Hist. Orthop., 022 ; Cbarp., Orthop., Tab. 49. 

 Gryllii.s (Locusta) ptmctatus, Stoll, Saut. et. Grill., PI. 10, Fig. 34. 

 Dictyophonis guttatus, Blanch., Hist. Nat. Ins., Ill, 40. 



Female. — Head testaceous; middle part of the labrum black; occiput 

 varied with black lines and irregular dots. Pi-onotum shagreened on the 

 posterior lobe, testaceous; disk varied with fuscous. Elytra much shorter 

 than the abdomen, ovate, pale rufo-testaceous, covered with small black spots 

 and dots. Wings long as elytra, base and disk red ; external border black ; 

 the nervules run obliquely from one nerve to another, forming narrow 

 quadrangular cells. Abdomen black; carina and junctions of the segments 

 testaceous. Venter testaceous ; the segments have an oval black spot each 

 side at the base. Anterior and middle legs .testaceous ; posterior femora 

 with numerous black dots on the margins of the disk. 



3Iale. — Smaller ; occiput blackish, with a median line, testaceous. 



Dimensions. — 9 Length, 2.25 inches. ^ 2 inches. 



North America, Carolina (Serville) ; Florida (Thomas). Figd., Glov., 

 Ills. Am. Ent. Orth., PL III, Fig. 4. 



2ie?}iarks. — The following description is from living specimens : 



Female. — Vertex broad between the eyes ; advanced and forming a right 

 angle in front of the eyes ; surface flat and nearly horizontal ; margins slightly 

 elevated. Frontal costa narrow, slightly expanding below, extending only 

 about two-thirds the distance toward the clypeus ; slightly sulcate. Antenrial 

 foveolfe profound. Antennse but slightly enlarged near the base, slightly 

 flattened ; joints very disthict, somewhat obconic ; third and sixth longest. 

 Pronotum slightly widening hindward, median carina distinct and somewhat 

 prominent; lateral carinse obliterated on the front and middle lobes, distinct, 

 but obtuse on the posterior lobe ; anterior lobes sub-cylindrical, rounded up- 



