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ACRIDIDiE. 551 



iilniost straiglil ; hind border slif>lilly conical. Piostemal spine lanceolate, 

 sliglitly curved, extendinp^ lo the (ore border of the mesosternum. Abdomen 

 sli<;lilly compressed and ridged; supra-anal lamina short; cerci and sub- 

 genital huuina with hlaik lips, the former cuived upward, the latter curved 

 downward. Hind femora a little longer than the abdomen, with black 

 points on both sides and with two Itlack streaks on the inner side, first streak 

 very broad, second very small. Hind tibiie as long as the hind femora. 

 Spines with black tips, those on the inner side longer than those on the 

 outer side. Fore wings cinereous, rather longer thaft the hind wings ; 

 veins testaceous ; a discoidal interrupted stiipe emitting four broad branches 

 in front, formed by blackish veins and most apparent towards the base, the 

 aretdels being there smaller; two dots in the interrupted part of ilie stripe 

 and some subcostal dots also formed by blackish veins. Hind wings pale 

 ciiirrt'ous, brownish about the tips; veins black, whitish at the base... 

 Length of the body 18 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 38 lines. 



The shorter tibite of this species and of C. suhspurcala distinguish 

 them from C. Americana. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



4. CVRTACANTHACRIS PECTORALIS. 



FcEm. Teslacea, gracilis ; caput vertice convexa nigro-bilinealo, antice 

 depressa ct subkexagonali, villis qualuor laleralibus nigricantibus, 

 carinis frontalibus exleriorihus nigro inarginatis ; antenna Jlavce, 

 apices versus hitea ; prothorax vitlis duabus latis ferrugineis nigro 

 pustulatis ; mososternnm piceiim ; femora poslica nii/ro punctata; 

 al(C anlicce pallide cinrrea, vitta discoidali e slrigis plagisque nigro- 

 venosis ; alee posticce diapliancc. 



Female. Testaceous, slender. Head smooth, with two slender black 

 stripes, which are ablrrevialed tow aids the hind border and towards the 

 month ; vertex convex, depressed in front of the eyes and with six angles, 

 of which the four anterior are rounded ; front oblique, thinly and minutely 

 punctured, with four slight keels, the inner keels diverging a little towards 

 the face, the outer bordered with black; two blackish stripes proceeding 

 obliquely from the eyes to the mouth. Eyes red, fusiform, oblique. 

 Antennaj yellow, slender, (iliform, luteous towards the tips. Prothorax 

 finely scabrous, with two broad ferruginous stripes, which include some 

 black pustules; dorsal keel very slight; four transverse impressed lines, the 

 foremost widely interrupted in the middle; fore border rounded; sides 

 slightly rounded ; hind border much rounded. Prosternal spine pale 

 yellowish, elongate-conical, very slightly curved, extending to the meso- 

 sternum, which is piceous. Hind femora a little longer than the abdomen, 

 with three rows of black points above. Hind tibioe as long as the hind 

 femora, with two rows of white black-tipped spines, those on the inner side 

 longer than those on the outer side. Fore wings pale cinereous, rather 

 longer than the hind wings; veins white, here and there black, and llius 

 forming a discoidal stripe which is composed of streaks and patches. 

 Hind wings pellucid, longer than the abdomen; veins white, black towards 

 the lips. Length of the body 231 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 

 50 lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Twecdie's collection. 



