562 CATALOGUE OF 



femora a litUe sliorler Uian the abdomen. Hind tibia? shorter than ihe 

 liind femora ; spines wliite, longest on the inner side. Fore wings pellucid, 

 testaceous towards llie base ; veins mostly white ; markings cinereous, 

 iheir marginal vt'iiis clouded with brown ; two elongated spots near the 

 1)ase and seven exterior oljliijue abbreviated bands, of which the five exterior 

 are interrupted and irregular. Hind wings pellucid, tinged with purple 

 towards the iiase; veins black. Length of the body 24 lines; expansion 

 of the fore wings 56 lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



26. CVRTACANXHACEIS PICTULA. 



Mas. Teslacea ; vertex fitsco bivittalus ; oculi alio maryinaii ; pro- 

 thorax fiisco late bivittatiis ; prosterni spina albida ; tibia posticce 

 saturate rvfce, spiiiis albis apice nigris ; aUc antica fuscce, apices 

 versus cimrece ; casta rufa, murgine posticu pallide cinereo, linea basali 

 pallide flava, fasciis duabus ohliquis indeterminatis strigisque duabus 

 exierioribus longitudinalibiis diaphanis albido venosis ; alee posticce 

 ruiniacea:, diiuidio apicaii cinereo. 



Male. Testaceous. Head smooth, with two brown stripes which are 

 dilated on the hind border ; fore part flat, with two slight keels which are 

 continued on the front and diverge slightly towards the face ; front with 

 two exterior and more diverging keels. Eyes fusiform, with brown lines, 

 irregularly bordered with while. Protliorax scabrous, with two broad brown 

 stripes, with the usual transverse impressed lines and with a well-defined 

 dorsal ridge; fore border and sides slightly rounded in the middle; hind 

 border elongated, almost rectangular. Prosternal spine whitish, tliick, 

 convex in front, extending to the fore border of the niesosternum. Hind 

 femora a little shorter than the abdomen ; disks on both sides whitish, with 

 angular brown ridges. Hind tibia? deep red, a little shorter than the hind 

 femora ; spines white with black tips, longest on the inner side. Fore 

 wings brown, longer than the abdomen, cinereous towards the tips ; a pale 

 yellow line proceeding from the base and joining the pale cinereous hind 

 border; costa red; veins brown; some pellucid marks with whitish veins; 

 a spot near the base; two oblique irregular and abbreviated bands, and 

 two exterior irregnliir longitudinal streaks. Hind wings scarlet; apical 

 lialf cinereous, with brown veins. Length of the body 18 lines ; expansion 

 of the fore wings 38 lines. 



The much smaller size and the colour of the hind wings distinguish 

 this species from C. rubella^ to which it has most affinity. 



a. South Africa. Presented by li. Trimcn, Esq. 



The two following species are distinguished by the shortness of their 

 wings, and form a group in the genus. 



27. CVETACANTHACRIS PKASIXA. 



Mas. Viridis ; caput testaceum, vertice fusco-bistrigata, fmnte viridi 

 quadricarinata ; antennce lulece ; prothorax fasciis duabus vittisque 

 duabus nigris ; tibia posticce rufce, spinis albis apice nigris ; alee 

 anlicce cinerea, venis fuscis basi viridibus apud costani jiurpureo- 

 rujis ; ul(t posticce pallide cinerecc, venis fuscis basi pallide fluids. 

 Var. /3. — Prothorax viridis, fascia antica vittisque duabus purpureis. 



