ACRIUID-E. 5Q3 



lilalr. Grass-green, Head testaceous, smootli, with two oblique 

 brown streaks which proceed from the hind border and are united in front; 

 fore part depressed, subhesagonal ; front vviih four green keels, the inner 

 pair parallel, the outer pair diverging. .Eyes elliptical, rather prominent. 

 Antennoe luteous. Prothorax scabrous, slightly pilose, with a dorsal ridge 

 arid with the usual four transverse impressed lines ; a band on the fore 

 border, another on the hind border and two stripes black, irregular ; fore 

 border curved in the middle ; sides almost straight ; hinder border elon- 

 gated and slightly angular. Prosternal spine thick, convex in front, 

 extending to the fore border of the mesosternutn. Hind femora as long as 

 the abdomen. *Hind tibia; bright red, shorter than the hind femora ; spines 

 white, with black lips, longest on the inner side. Fore wings cinereous, 

 longer than the abdomen ; vei*s brown, green towards the base, purplish 

 red along the costa. Hind wings pale cinereous ; veins brown, pale yellow 

 towards the base. Var. (3. — Prothorax green, with two purple stripes ; fore 

 border also purple. Length of the body 17 — 19 lines ; expansion of the 

 fore wings 34 — 37 lines. 



a — c. Natal. From M, Gueinzius' collection. 



28. CVRTACANTHACRIS AURICOENIS. 



Mas. Testacea ; caput fuscescente bistriyalum, antice nigricans ; antennce 

 lulece, apice obscuriores ; prothorax fasciis duahns interruptis vitlis- 

 que duahus nigris ; proslenii spina fuse a ; iibice poslicce rufa:, nigra 

 spinosce ; aim antica cinerecE,venis fuscis apud cosiam purpureo-rujis ; 

 alee posticcB pallida cinerea, venis fuscis basifulvis. 



Male. Testaceous. Head smooth ; vertex with two pale brown 

 streaks which converge from the hind border; fore part depressed, furrowed, 

 subhexagonal, blackish in front; front thinly punctured, with four keels, of 

 which the inner pair are parallel and the outer pair diverge towards the 

 face. Eyes ferruginous, elliptical. Antenna; bright luteous, darker towards 

 the base. Prothorax scabrous, with a dorsal ridge and with the usual four 

 transverse impressed lines ; an interrupted band on the fore border, another 

 on the hind border and two stripes black, irregular ; fore border rounded ; 

 sides slightly rounded ; hind border elongated, not angular. Prosternal 

 spine brown, thick, extending to the fore border of the mesosternutn. Hind 

 femora shorter than the abdomen. Hind tibiae red, a little shorter than 

 the hind femora ; spines black, longest on the inner side. J'ore wings 

 cinereous, a little longer than the abdomen ; veins brown, purplish red 

 along the costa. Hind wings pale cinereous; veins brown, tawny towards 

 the base. liCngth of the body 24 — 28 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 

 36—50 lines. 



The abdomen and the hind tibise are longer than those of C. prasina. 



a, b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



Var.? Viridis ; antenna; albido-flavcB ; prothorax villis dunbiispurpureis 

 antice et postice dilalatis ; tibice poslicm spinis albis apice nigris; 

 alee anticm fulvo venosce ; alee posticee diaphance, venis nigris basi 

 pallide tesfaceis. 



