ACRlDlDii. 508 



1. Leoua crknulata. 



Gryllus (Locusta) crenuLitus, SioU, Saul, el Grill, pi. 6 b, f. 18 — Mesops 

 cveuulatiis, Burm. Handb. Enl. ii. 610 — Aciiilium (Opsomala) Stollii, 

 Haan, Verz. Nal. Gesch. Ned. hid. Bez. Ins. 148. 



a. Africa. From Mr. Children's collection. 



Jl Corpus longi-fusifortue. 

 Genus 5. MINORISSA. 



Mas. Corpus longi-fusi forme. Caput et prothorax punctata, lineis 

 tribus longitudinalibus elevatis. Caput lanceolatum, proihorace paullo 

 longius, f'ronte quadrisubcarinata, lateribus posticis tuberculatis. Oculi 

 fusiformes, non prominuli. Antennae lanceolate, non dilatatae. Pro- 

 thorax margine antico sublruncato, margine postico convexo utrinque 

 concave, Prosteruum ji'go transverso tridentalo. Pedes graciles; tibise 

 posticEE biseriatim spinulosoB. AlaB anlicfe abdomen paullo superantes. 

 Alae posticae nullae? 



Male. Body elongate-fusiform. Head and prothorax punctured, 

 with three slight elevated longitudinal lines. Head lanceolate, a little 

 longer than tiie prothorax; sides behind the eyes tuberculale; front with 

 four very slight keels. Eyes fusiform, not prominent. Antennaj lanceolate, 

 not dilated, longer than the head above. Prothorax with three transverse 

 impressed lines; fore border slightly truncated; hind border convex in the 

 middle, concave on each side ; sides tuberculate. Prosternuni with a 

 transverse tridentate much elevated ridge. Abdomen with four apical 

 curved lanceolate appendages. Legs slender; hind tibiaj with two rows 

 of minute spines. Fore wings narrow, extending a little beyond the abdo- 

 men. Hind wings not developed. 



1. MiNORISSA PUSXULATA. 



Mas. Teslaceus aut viridis ; anlenncB cervince, rufescente nolatce ; pro- 

 thorax nigra bipustulahis ; libice poslicce lutece ; alcB anlicce lineola 

 longitudinali e puslulis tribus nigris. 



Male. Testaceous or green. Antennae fawn-colour, with reddish 

 marks. Prothorax with two minute black pustules near the middle trans- 

 verse line. Hind tibiae luteous. Fore wings with three minute black 

 pustules forming a longitudinal line in the disk; tips blackish. Length of 

 the body 21 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 29 lines. 



a. Columbia. From M. Salle's collection. 



b. Venezuela. From Mr. Birchall's collection. 



ff Antennae dilatatae. 

 \ Prolhoracis latera serrata. 



Genus 6. OMURA. 



il/(is. Corpus gracile, apterum, punctatum, longi-fusiforme. Caput 

 liiuceulatum, subascendens, prothorace mullo longius, antice carinatum et 



