416 CATALOGUE OF LOCUSTID.E. 



front laDceolate between the sockets of the antennaB. Eyes prominent, 

 nearly round. Antennae rather stout; first joint broad, with a small 

 blackish knob on the lore border. Prothorax luberculate, slightly keeled, 

 with a slightly impressed longitudinal line, and with two abbreviated 

 strongly marked transverse lines ; fore border rounded ; sides or lateral 

 lobes straight, crenulaled; hind border slightly rounded. Siipra-anal 

 lamina large, conical. Subgenital lamina very broad, cylindrical and 

 abruptly attenuated towards the lip, with two biarticiilaie styles which 

 are shorter than the attenuated part. Legs short, stout; spines of the 

 tibiae and of the (our anterior femora rudimentary ; hind femora with two 

 rows of short stout spines. Fore wings minutely reticulated, with a few 

 brown dots and speckles; areolets irregular. Length of the body 

 12 lines. 



The fore wings of the specimen described appear to be not fully 

 developed and extend very little beyond the abdomen; the hind wings are 

 very small. The other specimen here recorded is in a yet earlier state and 

 may be a distinct species; the prolhorax is more keeled, and the liind 

 femora are minutely serrated above. 

 a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 

 h. Ceylon. 



5. ZUMALA? OLEIFOLTA. 



Locusta oleifolia? Fahr. Enl. Syst. ii. 35 — Psendophyllus oleifolius, Serv. 

 Hist. Orlh. 470 — Locusta (Aprion) oleifolia, Hdan, Vcrz. Nat. Gesch. 

 Ned. lad. Bez. Ins. 205. 



Malabar. 



ERRATA. 



Page 272. 

 For 14. XiPHiDiUM puNCTirENNE read 14. Xiphidium punctipennis. 



Page 335. 

 For 2. Phaneroptera libifolia vead 2. Phaneroptera liliifolta. 



Page 348. 

 For porvicauda read parvicauda. 



Page 357. 

 For 1. Tricola mystrix read 1. Tricala hystrix. 



