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32. Decticus sinensis. 



Ftera. Viridis ; vertex vitla lata testacea interlineata ; antenna; picea, 

 basi pallide virides : prothorux vitta lata testacea fusco interrupts 

 marginata, margine postico rotundato ; abdomen cervinum, strigis 

 laleralibus viridibus, ventre testaceo cervino-vittato ; oviductusfidvus, 

 rectus, abdomini (Bquilongus ; pedes femorib us uniseriutim spinulosis, 

 iibiis quatuor anterioribus triseriatim spinosis, tibiis pasticis quadri- 

 seriatim spinosis ; alee diaphance, corpore multo longiores ; alee anticce 

 villa discoida/i e maculis septem fuscis ; alee posticce pallida vcnosce. 



Female. Grass-|rreen, smoolh, shinino:. Vertex of the head with a 

 broad interlined testaceous stripe. Eyes reddish. Palpi pubescent ; third 

 joint of" the maxillary longer than the fourth ; fifth subclavale, very much 

 lon^^er than the third. AntennJE piceous, pale green at the base, much 

 longer than the body. Prothorax with two transverse furrows, testaceous 

 between the lateral keels, except towards the hind border, which is 

 rounded ; sides much rounded ; an irregular and interrupted brown stripe 

 along each keel. Abdomen fawn-colour; hind borders of the segments 

 green on each side, where there are some irregular green streaks ; 

 ventral segments testaceous, with a fawn-coloured stripe. Oviduct 

 tawny, straight, as long as the abdomen. Femora with a few minute 

 spines beneath ; four anterior tibiae with two spines above; fore tibiae with 

 six spines on each side; middle tibice with six spines on one side and with 

 four on the other; hind tibise with numerous spines on two of the keels and 

 with a few on the other two keels; spines with black lips. Wings pellucid, 

 much longer than the body. Fore wings with a row of seven brown spots 

 along the inlernomedian vein; veins green or testaceous; some of the 

 princi|)al veins black towards the base. Hind wings with pale veins. 

 Length of the body 17 lines; expansion of the wings 48 lines. 



Like D. albifrons in structure. 



a. Amoy, China. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



33. Decticus obscurus. 



Mas et fcem. Ferrugineus ; frons fulva ; clypei latera nigricantia ; 

 palpi testacei ; prothorux longiusculus, disco postice latiore, carinis 

 lateralibus bene determinatis ; abdomen fuscum ; oviductus perparum 

 arcualus, apicem versus niger, abdomine longior ; pedes robusli, 

 femoribus niyricanle strigatis, tibiis triseriatim spinosis ; alcB anticcE 

 fuscescenle cinerece, abdominis apicem attingenles, nigricante macu- 

 latcB et venoscs ; alee posticce cinerece, paullo breviores. Var. j3. — Ab- 

 dominis segmenta pallido fasciata. Var. y. — Caput et prothorax 

 testacea ; prothorax nigricante bivittatus ; alee abdomen superantes. 

 Male and female. Ferruginous. Head as broad as the prothorax, 

 slightly prominent and rounded between the antennae ; front tawny, erect; 

 clypeus blackish on each side; mandibles blackish. Eyes black. Palpi 

 testaceous; third joint of the maxillary much longer than the fourth ; fifth 

 subclavate, much longer than the third ; third joint of the labial clavaie, 

 longer than the second. Prothorax elongate ; flat part broader hindward; 

 lateral keels will defined; a transverse furrow near the fore border and two 



