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CATALOGUE OF 



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Spines of the hind tibiie yellow. - - flavofasciatum. 



Spiues of the hind tibiae white. - - olivaceum. 

 Fore wings not dark at the base. 



++ Keel of the prolhoiax well defined. - - - strenuuin. 

 ++++ Keel of the proihorax slijiht. 



'<5" Hind tibiffi not crimson beneath, - - scutellare. 



c<r>«oi Hind tibice crimson beneath. _ _ - decoripes. 



X X PrusleVnal spine slender. . _ . proprium. 



b. Proihorax much widening hindward. - - sellalum. 



c. Prothorax not widening hindward. - - damnilicuno. 



B. Tip of the vertex transversely subelliptical. - - marginale. 



C. Tip of the vertex tapering. - - - maculiferum. 

 A. decoripes somewhat approaches the Caloptenus-type. 



A. tibiale is a variety of A. uielauocerum. 



ACRIDIUM FEMORALE, C. D. *S\ 584. 



Foem. Pitlvum, sal gracile ; caput et prothorax villa testacea nigro 

 marginata ; fashgium subhexagonale ; antennce testacetE, basi rvfes- 

 centes ; proihorax subcarinaliis, inllis duabus later alibus, Jiavis 

 lanceolatis nigruanle niarginalis ; proslerni spina patlide testacea, 

 longa, robusla ; femora poslica extus ulbida, abdomini aquilonga ; 

 tibia posticce virides, spinis pallide jiavis apice nigris ; alee anticce 

 cinerecE, corpori cequilongie. 



Female. Tawny, ratlier slender. Head and prothorax with a testa- 

 ceous black-bordered stripe, this stripe lanceolate and nut black-bordered 

 towards the hind border of the prothorax. Head smooth ; tip of the vertex 

 subhexagonal ; keels of the front strongly marked, diverging towards the 

 face. Eyes piceous, fusiform. Anlenna testaceous, reddish towards the 

 base. Proihorax finely scabrous, widening hindward, slanting on each side 

 of the slight keel ; a yellow lanceolate diffusedly blackish-bordered stripe 

 on each side; fore border and sides slightly rounded ; hind border much 

 rounded. Prosternal spine pale testaceous, long, stout, rounded ai the tip. 

 Hind femora as long as ihe abdomen, whitish on the outer side excepting 

 the ridges; hind tibi<e dull green, a little shorter than the hind femora; 

 spines pale yellow, with black tips. Fore wings cinereous, as long as the 

 body; veins tawny. Hind wings pellucid; veins whitish, black towards 

 the lips. Length of the body 23 lines ; expansion of tlie fore wings 

 50 lines. 



a. Demerara. 



ACRIDIUM LITEROSUM. 



Mas. Fulvum, gracile, sublux teslaceum ; caput et proihorax nigro 

 bivitlala, illius fastigium vigro submarginatum ; aritennce picecc, basi 

 fulvcB ; prothorax dense punctalus, non carinatus, posiice sublalescens, 

 margine poslico producto rolundalo ; proslerni spina pallide Jiava, 

 longiuscula, sat robusla; pedes nigro guttati, femoribus posticis nigra 

 bifasciatis ; aim anlictB cinercic, corpore vix breviores, maculis 

 phirimis e venis nigris. 



