144 (EDIPODIN^. 



shorter; the white lines are more slender, the principal sitIcus is 

 placed at or behind the middle, and the hinder edge of the 

 pronotum is rounded. The tegmina are long and narrow, sub- 

 h)'aline, with the base varied \\ith light brown, two larger 

 blotches being more conspicuous than the others. Wings 

 greenish hyaline towards the base, with the black transverse 

 band rather narrow, not extending to the margin, and slightly 

 interrupted towards the costa ; apical area hyaline, the veins 

 often broader and browner towards the extreme tip. Hind 

 tibiae darker red than in (E. nigrofasciatvs, fading to yellowish. 



Leytf/th 26-31 nim. ; tegmina, 20-30 mm. 



Generally distributed in Asia and Africa. 



167. (Edaleiis abruptus, Thvnb. 



Gn/lhis ahnivtus, TLunberg, Mem. Acad. Petersb. v. 1815, p. 233: 



ix, 1884, p]). 396, 412, pL xlv, tijr. 5. 

 Pachytfilus (CEda/eus) abniptus, Stal, Eecens. Orth. i. 1873, p. 127. 

 (Edaleus abnq^tus. Saussure, Mem. Soc. Geneve, xxviii (9), 1884, 



pp. 110, 117 ; XXX (1), 1888, p. 40. 



Green or testaceous, with hrown and white markings. Scu- 

 tellum of the vertex long, narrow, subtriangular, and pointed. 

 Pronotum brown with white cross-marks above, and white and 

 brown oblique stripes on the sides of the head and pronotum ; 

 angulated behind, with the principal sulcus placed much before 

 the middle. Tegmina brown, Avith three pale bands before the 

 middle ; beyond the middle subbyaline, sometimes with the 

 axillary area green. "Wings very pale greenish yellow towards 

 the base, with a brownish central fascia, more or less extended: 

 outer area hyaline, more or less marked with brown. Tibiae 

 reddish, or glaucous, paler towards the base. 



LenrjiJi 13-20 mm. ; tegmina, 15-19 mm. 



Ikdia ; Ceylox ; Chixa. 



Genus GASTEIMARGUS. 



Gastrimargus. Saiissiire, Mem. Soe. Geneve, xxviii (9), 1884, 

 pp. 109, 110 ; XXX (1), 1888, p. 37. 



Type, Grylliis virescens, Thunb. 



Range. Old World. 



General characters of (Edaleits, but these are insects of large 

 size, with the pronotum long, pointed behind, and longitudinally 

 or obliquely striped with green, brown, and whitish. Femora 

 generally serrulated above. Tegmina Mith the costal space above 

 the intercalated area narrower than the lower one; wings gene- 

 rally yellow or blue, with a broad central band, and the apical 

 area hyaline. 



