044 CATALOGUE OF 



Piostenii spina loni);a, gracilis, siiliacuta, siibobliqua. Feniura postica 

 sajpissiuie abdmnine lonj^ioia. Aiae anlicse saepissime coipove iion 

 brevioies. 



Body ratlier slender, nearly cylindrical. Head smooth ; tip "f the 

 vertex conical, depressed, with two converging keels, which are continued 

 in the abbreviated inner keels of the IVoni ; front rouj;hly punciured ; outer 

 keels slightly diverging towards the (ace. Eyes elliptical, slightly pro- 

 minent. Antennte filiform, long, slender. Prolhorax subsellate ; forepart 

 nearly smooth ; hind part scabrous, wider and with a well-defined keel ; 

 transverse impressed lines very strongly marked ; foie border slightly 

 notched in the middle; sides rounded ; hind border much rounded. Pro- 

 sternal spine long, slender, slightly acute and oblique. Hind femora 

 generally longer than the abdomen ; hind tibiae a little shorter than the 

 hind femora. Fore wings generally as long as the body. 



1. ChROMACRIS SPECIOSA. 



Gryllus speciosus, TImnb. Mem. ix. 40, pi. 14, f. 1 — Gryllus (T-ocnsta) 

 Miles, SloU, Saut.et Grill, pi. 16 b. f. 6 — Acridium speciosum, Serv. 

 Hist. Orth. 673. 



a. Vera Cruz. From M. Salle's collection. 



b. Guaya(|uil. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



c. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell's collection. 

 d—f. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 

 g. Archidona. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



h. Nanta. From M. Degand's collection. 

 i. Brazil. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 

 k. Brazil. Presented by the Entomological Club. 

 /. Buenos Ayves. 



2. Chromacris colorata. 

 Acridium coloratura, Serv. Hist. Orth. 674. 

 S. Carolina. 



Genus 19. AGRIACRIS. 



Mas. Corpus sat gracile, fere cylindricum Caput breve, sparse 

 punctatum ; fastigium depressum, longi-conicum ; frons scabra, carinis 

 quatuor benedeterminatis. Oculi elliptici, traiisversi, promiuuli. Antenna- 

 filiformes, capita et prothorace ad uuum mullo longiores. Prothorax 

 carinatus, aspere scaber, margine antico subinciso, margine poslico 

 producto dentalo angulato. Prosterni spina gracilis, longiuscula, acuta. 

 Femora postica abdomiue paullo longiora. 



Male. Body rather slender, nearly cylindrical. Head short, thinly 

 punctured ; tip of the vertex excavated, elongate-conical ; front scabrous ; 

 keels distinct, slightly diverging towards the lace. Eyes elliptical, trans- 

 verse, prominent. Antennte filiform, 23-jointed, much longer than the 

 head and the prothorax together. Prothorax roughly scabrous, with a 

 distinct keel ; fore border nearly straight, slightly notched in the middle; 

 sides rounded; hind border elongated, denlate, angular. Prosternal spine 

 slender, acute, rather long. Hind femora a little longer than the abdoiiien ; 



