ACRIDID^. 767 



Latr. Hist. Nat. xii. 156— Acvidium g^rossum, Costa, Faun. R. Nap. 

 24, pi. 3, f. 4— CEdipoda pulverulenla ? Fisch. de W. Orlh. Ross. 299, 

 pi. 32, f. 2 — Gryllus flavovirens, Sturm, Herr. Sch. Panz. Faun. Ins. 

 Germ. Cont. 157, pi. 19 — Gryllus teigesliiius, C/iarp. Hor. Ent. 139 — 

 Acridium strepens, Latr. Hist. Nat. xii. 154 — Epachromis thalassina, 

 Fisch. Orlh. Eur. 361, pi. 17, f. 14. 



a, b. S. Fiance. From Prof. Westwood's collection. 



c. Marseilles. Presented by J. Ritchie, Esq. 



(I — •/. Italy. From Dr. Leach's collection. 



g. Albania. Presented by W". W. Saunders, Esq. 



h. Malta. Presented by J. Ritchie, Esq. 



i. Egypt. Presented by J. Burton, Esq. 



j. Madeira. From Mr. Wollastou's collection. 



2. Epacromia gracilis. 

 (Edipuda gracilis, Eversm. Addit. — Epacronaia thalassina, var. .' Fisch. 

 Russia. 



South America. 



3. Epacromia peragrans. 

 Gomphocerus (Epacromia) peragrans, Stal, Eug. Resa, 343. 

 Puna. 



4. Epacrojiia costisteiga. 

 Foem. Ferruginea ; caput nigra scxslrigatum, fastiqio sublriangulari, 

 sulcis lateralibus angustis ; prothorax dorso nigricante subcarinato, 

 margine postico rotundalo suhproducio ; femora postica supra nigra 

 biplagiala, extus e punclis nigris biiineala, subtus el intus rufescentia ; 

 tibia posticce rufce, basi nigrcB ; alee anticce fuscce, cinereo punctata: 

 et uniplagiata;, striga costali diaphana fuscescenle guttata ; alee 

 posticce diaphatue, apice fuscescentes. 

 Female. Ferruginous. Head on each side with three black streaks 

 between the eye and the hind border, the two outer streaks very oblique ; 

 tip of the vertex flat, nearly triangular; lateral furrows narrow ; front erect, 

 punctured, with four slight diverging keels ; inner keels disappearing in 

 the ridge between the sockets of ihe antennae. Antennae tawny, fililorm, 

 longer than the thorax. Prothorax mostly blackish above, with a very 

 slight middle keel; hind border rounded, slightly elongated. Hind femora 

 a little shorter than the abdomen, with two black patches above, with two 

 rows of black points on the outer side, reddish beneath and on the inner 

 side. Hind tibiae red, black at the base; spines with black tips. Fore 

 wings brown, darkest near the base; several cinereous points in the disk; 

 a cinereous patch at two-thirds of the length ; some small cinereous marks 

 along the hind border; a pellucid costal streak including a row of pale 

 brown dots. Hind wings pellucid, brownish at the tips; veins black, testa- 

 ceous at the base and along the interior border. Length of the body 10^ 

 lines; expansion of the fore wings 20 lines. 



a. Santarera. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



