782 CATALOGUE OF 



blackish above, with three straight, well-defined testaceous keels ; the 

 lateral keels slightly diverging from the fore border to the hind border, 

 which is slightly rounded and not elongated. Abdomen a little shorter 

 than the hind femora, with two stripes of Idack oblique streaks. Hind 

 femora streaked with black on the outer side, with a broad black stripe and 

 a subapical black band on the inner side. Hind tibise red, a little shorter 

 than the hind femora, their spines with black tips. Fore wings cinereous, 

 fusiform, shorter than the abdomen, mostly clouded with brown ; a dingy 

 yellowish subcostal stripe ; costa most rounded near the base. Hind wings 

 blackish ; veins black. Length of the body 15 lines ; expansion of the fore 

 wings 21 lines. 



Genus 11. PARAPLEURUS. 



Gryllus, Hagenb., Charp., Germ. — Gomphocerus, Burm., Fisch. (olim) — 

 Acridium, Costa — CEdipoda, Serv.., Fisch. de W. — Mecoslethus, Fieh. — 

 Parapleurus, Fisch. Orth. Eur. 363. 



1. Parapleurus typus. 



Gryllus parapleurus, Hagenb. Sym. Faun. Helv. 34, (.21. Charp. Hot, 

 Ent. 152 — Gomphocerus parapleurus, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 651. 

 Fisch. 15. 3Iannh. 7. Ber. 39 — ffidipoda parapleura, Serv. Hist. 

 Orlh. 739. Fisch. de W. Orth. Ross. 303, pi. 23, f. 1, 2— Gryllus 

 alliaceus. Germ. Faun. Ins. Eur. ii. pi. 19 — Parapleurus typus, Fisch. 

 Orth. Eur. 364, pi. 16, f. 1. 



Middle Europe. 



Genus 12. PARACINEMA. 



Gryllue, Charp. (Hor. Ent.) Ramb., Herr. Schaff. {Panz. Conl.) — Acridium, 

 Costa, H.-Sch. [Nomencl.) Bris. Barn. — CEdipoda, Serv., Charp. 

 (Orth.) — Paracinema, Fisch. Orth. Eur. 312. 



1. Paracinema bisiunata. 



Gryllus bisignatus, Charp. Hor. Ent. 133. Ramb. Faun. And. 92. Herr.- 

 Schaijf. Panz. Cont. 157, pi. 21 — CEdipoda bisignata, Serv. Hist. 

 Orlh. 338. Charp. Orth. pi. 53 — Acridium bisi;;natum, Costa, Faune, 

 Regr. Nap. 33, pi. 5, f. 3 — Acridium vendulum, Costa, Faun. R. Nap. 

 pi. 5, f. 4 — Paracnema bisignata, Fisch. Orth. Eur. 313, pi. 5, f. 4. 



a. South France. Presented by F. Walker, Esq. 

 b — e. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 

 f,g. Natal. From M. Gueiiizius' collection. 

 h—j. South Africa. Presented by R. Trimen, Esq. 



Genus 13. GOMPHOCERUS. 



Gryllus (Locusta), Stoll. — Gryllus, Fabr., Charp., Panz., Pallas, Zelt. — 

 Gomphocerus, Thunb., Steph., Fisch. de W., Burm., Serv. — Acridium, 

 Deg., Lair., Bris. dc 5.— CEdipoda, Fisch. do W. ex parte — Steno- 

 bolhrus, Fisch. 



