ACU1DII)/E. 041 



12. Calacris pudtca. 



Mas. Nigra; fasligium viridl itnivittatum ; frona viridl oblique 

 bislrigala, clypeo viridi ; jtrnthorax brcvis, dense jjiinclalus, vix 

 carinatus, poslice viridis sublale.sceiis rufeacenle bistriyalus ; proslerni 

 spina viridis, crassa, apice rolundala ; pedes obscure viridcs, pilnsi, 

 iarsis poslicis spinisque riijis ; alee untirce riifes rentes, curpore paullo 

 breviores, slriga costali pivea strigaque pnslica pullide lestacea ; alee 

 posticcE rufu, apice purpurascenles. 



Hftile. Black. Head thinly punctiiied ; tip of the vertex flat, hexa- 

 goual, with a gieen stiipe ; fioul with an oblique green streak on each side 

 proceeding from the socket of the antennae; fmiv slijiht keels; inner keels 

 converging slightly towards the face; outer keels slightly diverging; 

 clypens green. Eyes tawny, elliptical, obliijne, prominent. Antenna 

 black, slender, much longer than the head and the prothorax together, 

 green at the base. Prothorax short, thickly punctured, slightly widening 

 hindward ; hind part green, with a red longitudinal streak on each side ; 

 keel extremely slight; transverse impressed lines distinct; (ore border ixud 

 sides slightly rounded ; hind border more rounded. Prosternal spine green, 

 thick, rounded at the tip. Abdomen piceous. Legs dark green, pilose ; 

 hind femora shorter than the abdomen ; hind tibiae a little shorter than the 

 hind femora; spines red, witli black tips; hind tarsi red. Fore wings 

 reddish, a little shorter than the body, with a piceous costal streak and a 

 pale testaceous streak near the hind border. Hind wings red, pnrplisji 

 towards the tips ; veins black, red towards the base and along the interior 

 border. Length of the body 14 lines; expansion of the fure wings 

 23 lines. 



C. permista may be distinguished from this species by the colour of the 

 body, which is varied with yellow and with orange. 



a. Mexico. Presented by Mrs. Rouquette. 



Genus 14. APALACRIS. 



Mas. Corpus gracile, fere cylindricum. Caput et prothorax scabra. 

 Fasligium angustum, bicarinatum. Antenna gracillimie, cor|)ore perpaullo 

 breviores. Prothorax subcariuatus; margo posticus, subangulalus. Pro- 

 sterni spina acuta, breviuscula, subcompressa. Femora postica abdomine 

 longiora. Ala? anticae corpori leqiiilongae. 



3Iale. Body slender, nearly cylindrical. Head and prothorax 

 scabrous. Tip of the vertex with two parallel keels, which are continuous 

 with the inner keels of the front, the latter slightly converge towards the 

 lace; outer keels nearly parallel. Eyes elliptical. Aniennffi very slender, 

 nearly as long as the body. Prothorax with a slight keel; transverse 

 impressed lines distinct; fore border and sides slightly rounded; hind 

 border elongated, slightly angular. Prosternal spine acute, rather short, 

 slightly compressed. Hind femora rather longer than the abdunu-n ; hinil 

 tibiae shorter than the hind femora. Fore wings as long as the body. 



