658 CATALOGUE OF 



19. CvRTACANrriACRIS IXCLVTA. 



Foem. Teslacea ; vcrlpx fcrrxigineo transverse hislrigalns, anlice sub- 

 hexagonalis ; proslerni spina atbida ; alee antica cinerew, areolis 

 basi nigricantibus, maculis duabiis fasciisque sex exlerioribus 

 obliquis indeterminalis nigrieanle margiwilis margineque pnslico 

 pallide cinereis ; alec posiica paltide cinerae, nigra venosa, spatio 

 basati diaphano pallide vennso. 



Female. Testaceous. Head smooth, with a ferruginous streak on 

 each side of the bind border; fore pari of tlie vertex depressed, somewhat 

 hexagonal ; front thinly punctured, with four slii;luly diverging keels, the 

 inner pair obsolete towards the face. Eyes fusiform, with brown lines. 

 Prolhorax scabrous, with a slight dorsal ridge and with four strongly 

 marked transverse impressed lines; fore border much rounded; sides 

 slightly rounded; hind border elongated, hardly angular. Prosternal 

 spine whitish, thick, curved, extending a little beyond the fore border of 

 liie mesosternum. Hind femora a little longer than the abdomen. Hind 

 tibia; rather shorter than the hind femora ; spines with black tips, longest 

 on the inner side. Fore wings cinereous ; veins tawny; areolets blackish 

 towards the base; markings and hind border pale cinereous, the former 

 mostly blackish bordered ; two spots near the base, six irregular oblique 

 abbreviated bands, of which the four exterior are divided into patches. 

 Hind wings pale cinereous with black veins, pellucid and with pale testa- 

 ceous veins towards the base. Length of the body 33 lines; expansion of 

 the fore wings 76 lines. 



Closely allied to C. variegata ; the hind tibiaj are a little longer, the 

 wings are longer and the fore wings have different markings. 



a. Fantee. 



20. Cybtacanthacris fascifera. 

 Foem. Luteo-fulva ; caput longiusculum, vertice antico piano sub- 

 he x a gonali ; prolhorax postice lalus, margine postico valde rolundato ; 

 proslerni spina lanccolata, subarcuala, apice nigra ; ahv antica 

 diaphancE, basi lutco-fulv(e, maculis duabus fasciisque oclo exleriori- 

 bus obliquis pallide fuscescenlibus fusco venosis el marginatis ; alte 

 posliccE subcinerecE. 

 Female. Luteous-tawny. Head smooth, rather long, a little'broader 

 than the fore border of the prothorax; vertex convex, except the fore part, 

 which is flat and somewhat hexagonal ; front thinly puiiCtnred, nearly 

 erect, with four keels, which diverge slightly towards the lace. Eyes ellip- 

 tical, Prothorax finely scabrous, witii a slight middle ridge and with four 

 transverse impressed lines, of which the first is interrupted in the middle 

 and the second abbreviated on each side; breadth increasing much beyond 

 the fourth line ; fore border slightly rounded; sides nearly straight; hind 

 border much rounded. Prosternal spine lanceolate, very slitjhtly curved, 

 with a black tip. Hind femora as long as the abdomen. Hind tibiae a 

 little shorter than the hind femora ; spines pale yellow, with black tips, 

 lono-est on the inner side. Fore wings pellucid, Uileous-tawny at the base 

 antf along the basal part of the costa and of the hind border; two spots 



