710 CATALOGUE OF 



68. Caloptenus lutescens. 



Fceni. Sordide luteus, sat robustus ; caput et prntkorax luteo pallida 

 univitlata ; caput lorifjiusculum, nigra bistrigatum, fastigio brevi- 

 cnnico vix hexagonali ; protharax sublricnrinatus, subtililer scaber, 

 luteo pallida biplagiatus,foveolis traiisversis 7iigris, ^nargine postico 

 rotunduto ; proslpriii spina coriica, brevis, sat gracilis ; femora postica 

 abdomiiii cequilonga, supra et exlus nigra notatu ; tibiae posticce 

 riifescentes, spinis pallide Jiavis apice nigris ; alee anticcB cinerecB, 

 ftctco notatcB, corpore multo breviores, venis albido luteo et nigricantc 

 variis. 



Female. Dingy luteous, rallier stout. Head and prothorax with a 

 slender pale luteous stripe. Head smooth; tip of the vertex short-conical, 

 inclining to a hexagonal shape; (ront with four well-defined keels wliich 

 diverge towards the face; a black streak proceeding from each eye to the 

 face. Eyes suhellipt c-il, much rounded on the hind side. Prolhorax 

 finely scabrous; di!>k nearly flat, with three slight keels; lateral keels 

 curved inward in front ; transverse impressed lines distinct, mostly black ; 

 a pale luteous patch on each side; fore border nearly straight; sides 

 slightly rounded ; hind border more rounded. Prosternal spine conical, 

 short, rather slender. Hind femora as long as the abdomen, with some 

 irregular black maiks above and on the outer side; hind tibiae reddish, 

 shorter than the bind femora; spines pale yellow, their tips black. Fore 

 wings cinereous, much shorter than the body, with many irregular brown 

 marks; veins whitish, here and there luteous, or brown, or blacki.sh. Hind 

 wings pellucid ; veins black, pale yellow towards the base and towards the 

 interior border. Length of the body 15 lines; expansion of the fore wings 

 26 lines. 



This species has some affinity to the genus Heteracris. 



a. Australia. Presented by the Haslar Hospital. 



New Zealand. 



69. Caloptenus marginalis. 



Mas. Fuhus, robustus; caput et prolhorax vittis diiabus nigris albo 

 marginatis ; caput brevi', fastigio pentaganali ; antenna apices versus 

 picece ; prolhorax subdlissime scaber, vix tricarinatus, gnltis anticis 

 el pasiicis strigisgue duabus nigris, niargine postico subproducto valde 

 rolundalo ; prosterni spina longa, couica, subtransi-ersa ; abdomen 

 nigra late bivi t latum ; femora postica abdomine longiora ; tibi<e 

 postica viridi-flavcB. Var /3. — Ferruginetis, subtus fulvus, vittis 

 minus determinatis ; femora postica extus nigra nalata ; tibice posticce 

 testacecE. 



Male. Tawny, stout. Head and prothorax with two irregular black 

 stripes which are conci.^ely bordered with white on the inner side and are 

 diffuse on the outer side. Head short, smooth; vertex convex; tip flat, 

 fienlagonal ; front thinly punctured, with four well-defined keels which 

 diverge towards the face. Eyes testaceous, subelliplical, much rounded 



