36 ACRYDTIX.^. 



convex on the back, rugulose, the middle carina slender, rather 

 indistinct, and often obsolete between the shoulders ; subulated 

 behind ; lateral spine depressed, pointed, but rather short. Hind 

 femora entire, hind tibiae nearly straight, first joint of hind tarsi 

 rather longer than the third, first and second pulvillus of equal 

 length, the third slightly longer. 



Lenritli 9 mm. ; pronotum, 14 mm. ; hind femur, 7 mm. 



BuKMA : Karen Hills ; Philippines. 



Genus ACANTHALOBUS. 



Acanthalobus, Hancock, Spol. Zeyl. ii, 1904, pp. 108, 131 ; id., Gen. 

 Ins., Orth. Tetrig. 1906, pp. 22, 28. 



Type, Criotettix miliarius, Bol. 



Range. The Oriental Eegion. 



Body moderately stout, more or less rugose or granulated. 

 Head not elevated ; eyes moderately prominent ; vertex wider 

 than the eye, with a slight middle carina ; frontal carina not 

 prominent. Antennae moderately short, filiform, inserted between 

 the lower margin of the eyes. Pronotum truncate in front, 

 extended backwards beyond the hind femora, flattened above, 

 except between the shoulders, where it is more or less raised or 

 undulated ; lateral spines obliquely directed backwards. Tegmina 

 ovate ; wings about as long as the pronotum. Pront femora 

 entire or slightly crenulated, middle femora sometimes sublobate 

 or denticulated. Pirst joint of hind tarsi slightly longer than the 

 third. 



Key to tlie Species. 



1 (2) Wings more or less abbreviated cuneatus, Hanc, p. 40. 



2 (1) Wings approximately a,s long as the 



pronotum. 



3 (4) Pronotum granulated, but not rugose 



or tuberculated fiavo2)ictus, Bob, p. 41. 



4 (3) Pronotum rugose or tuberculated. 



5 (10) Lateral spine very prominent and 



acute. 



6 (7) Back of pronotum deeply inipresso- 



punctate ; lateral spine directed 

 outwards or only slightly back- 

 ■wards miliarivs, Bob, p. 37. 



7 (6) Back of pronotum finely granulated. 



8 (9) Lateral spine directed outwards or 



only very slightly inclining back- 



Avards bispino-ms, Dalm., p. 37.. 



9 (8) Lateral spine very obliquelj^ directed 



backwards vwrnatus. Walk., p. 39>. 



10 (5) Lateral spine not very prominent, 



with a short acute point rufescens, sp. n., p. 38.. 



