LOCUSTID^. 391 



wliitisli, crenulated, sharply defined. Mesoslerniim and melasternnm 

 deeply nutched. Oviduct deep, curved upward, about (ine-fouith of the 

 len<rth of the abdomen. Fore wings elong^ate-fusiform, very minutely 

 reticulated, shorter by one line and a half than the hind wing's. Hind 

 wings pellucid; apical patch testaceous; veins pale testaceous. Length of 

 the body 13 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 45 lines. 



The narrower and longer disk of the prothorax distinguish this species 

 from S. unicolor. 



3. Steirodon unicoloe. 



Grylhis (Teitigonia) unicolor, Sloll, SauL el Gryll. pi. 5 a, f. 14 — Steirodon 

 prasinus, Serv Rev. 44 — Steirodon unicolor, Serv. Hist. Orth. 402 — 

 Pijylloptera prasina, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 693. 



Java. 



a. Hindoslan. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



4. Steirodon dentiferum. 



Mas. Viride, robtisturn, iestaceo et luteo varium ; verticis carina suleo 

 d ent a to ; prolhoracis discus subconcavus, carinis iateralibus alhis 

 denlatis, denlibus nonnuUis bilobalis ; mesosternum et metasternum 

 incisa ; alee anticce latiusculce, ■ slrigulis plurimis transveisis oh- 

 scurioribus ; alee posiicce diaphance, longiores, striga apicali lata 

 viridi. 



Female. Green, stout, smooth, partly testaceous or luteous. Head 

 mostly whitish ; keel of the vertex furrowed, truncated in front, the edges 

 of its furrow dentate. Eyes tawny, nearly round, very prominent. Man- 

 dibles with black tips. Prothorax with a slightly concave disk; one longi- 

 tudinal and four transverse impressed lines; fourth transverse line straight, 

 more distinct than the others, which are curved ; lateral keels much elevated, 

 jagged, with several rounded teeth, some of which are bilobed ; fore border 

 excavated; sides with a somewhat conical outline; hind border nearly 

 straight, very slightly notched in the middle. Mesosternum and meta- 

 sternum moderately notched. Legs stout. Fore wings rather broad, 

 minutely reticulated, with numerous little transverse darker streaks. Hind 

 wings pellucid, longer by about two lines than the fore wings; apical patch 

 green; veins very pale green. Length of the body 14 lines; expansion of 

 the fore wings 63 lines. 



The prothorax is much narrower than that of *S'. citrifoHum, and has 

 far higher keels than those of S. unicolor and of S. subproduclum. 



Genus 114. VETRALLA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Verticis carina subpunctata, vix eleyata, 

 transverse subjugala, antice angustior et truncata; frons subpunctata, inter 

 antennas quadrala. Oculi elliptici, prominuli. Antennae longae, validae ; 



