OBTHACANTIIACniS. 



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273. Orthacanthacris succincta, L. 



Gryllus Lociisfa succmctits, Liniifeus, Amoen. Acad, vi, 1763, p. 398. 

 C'l/i-tacant/iacn's fusilinea, Walker, Cat. Derm, Salt. B.M. iii, 1870, 



■p. 564 (bleached). 

 Acridium elonyatinn, "Walker, op. cit. iii, 1870, p. 630 (bleached). 



Tegmina and wings very long ; head, prouotuni, and abdomen 

 (in fresh specimens) varied with light greenish yellow and brown. 

 Scutellum o£ the vertex short and expanded in front of the eyes, 

 rendering it sometimes almost circular ; frontal ridge nearly 



Fig. 126. — Oriliacanfhacris iuccincta. 



straight and moderately broad, sulcated and punctured, the lateral 

 carinije nearly straight and very prominent ; eyes oval ,; the face 

 yellow, with brox^u stripes over the carinse, and below the eyes ; 

 a broad baud runs over the vertex within each eye, and curves 

 down along the back of the head ; antenuiB yello\\'. Pronotum 

 very coarsely punctured, brown, with a broad median yellow 



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