280 CATALOGUE OF 



Sect. n. 



Mas. Corpus longnm, sat gracile. Caput prothorace vix anguslius, 

 cornu antlco parvo poriecto sulcalo; frons perparum obliqua. Oculi fere 

 rotundi, valde globosi. Palporum articulus 3us 4o pauUo Itingior ; 5us 4o 

 longior. Antennae graciles, corpora longiure.s Protliorax poslice pro- 

 ductus, sulfis tribus transversis, lo subarcuato, 2o angulatu, margine 

 postico rotundalo vix angulato. Sternum sexspinosum. Pedes lon«;iusculi, 

 sal robust! ; femora biseriatim spinulosa ; tibice quatuor anieriores biseriatim 

 spinosse; tibia; posticue quadriseriatim spinulosae. Alee corpore, raulto 

 lougiores. Alae anlicie confertissime reliculatie, lympano basali magno. 



Male. Body long, rather slender. Head and prothorax smooth, not 

 shining. Head rounded above, nearly as broad as the prothorax, with a 

 little slender furrowed horizontal horn between the eyes; liont very slightly 

 oblique; clypeus and labrum shining. Eyes very prominent, nearly round. 

 Third joint of the maxillary palpi a little'longer than the fourth ; fifth very 

 slightly thicker towards the tip, somewhat longer than the third. Third joint 

 of the labial palpi clavate, truncated at the tip, longer than the second. 

 Antennae slender, longer than the body. Prothorax with three slight trans- 

 verse furrows, the lirsl slighily curved, the middle one angular; hind part 

 elongated, narrower ; hind border rounded, hardly angular in the middle. 

 Sternum with two stout and rather long spines in each division. Legs 

 rather long and stout ; four anterior femora with two rows of minute spines 

 beneath, from six to eight spines in each row ; hind femora with two rows of 

 more numerous minute spines ; four anterior tibiae with two rows of from 

 eight to ten long stout spines on each side; hind tibiae wilh four rows of 

 numerous minute spines. Wings much longer than the body. Fore wings 

 very thickly reticulated, with a large tympanum at the base. 



The siructure of the hind part of the prothorax distinguishes this 

 section from the typical form oi Locust a. 



18. LOCUSTA BICOLOll. 



Mas. Pullide lulea ; antentice fuscce, bast lutescpntes ; prolhorax postice 

 viridis ; sternum femora basi el coxcb albidu ; alee anticcc virides^ 

 tympano diaphano ; alee posticce diaphance, viridi venoste. 



Mule. Pale luteous. Eyes piceous. Antennae brown, pale luteous 

 at the base. Hind pari of the j)rothorax green. Siernutn whiiish. Spines 

 of the legs wilh black lips. Femora towards the base and coxae whiiish. 

 Fore wings green ; i\m|)annm pellucid ; veins green. Length of ihe body 

 24 lines; expansion of the wings 64 lines. 



a. ? 



Genus 67. NICSAPtA. 



Fwm. Corpus gracile. Caput prothorace paullo any:ustiu?, cornu 

 antico parvo poirecto carinato obtuso ; frons subobiiqua, parce punctata. 

 Oculi magni, fere rotundi, valde globosi. Piilpuruu) articulus 3us 4o pauUo 

 longior; 5us 3o valde lonjjior. Antennie graciles, cor()ore multo longiores ; 

 articulus lus longus, validus, inins apicem versus dilalatus. Prothorax 

 transverse Irisulcatus, lateribus fere reciis, margine poslico subrotundalo. 



