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lateral keels developed in the fore half of the prozona, where they are thick 

 aud parallel, with the hinder ends somewhat incurved ; they are obliterate in 

 the rest of the prozona and distinct again in the metazona, ■where they are 

 much more distant from each other and less distinct than in the prozona, 

 slightly diverging backwards. The hind and fore margins of the pronotum 

 are ratber thick, aud both obtusel}' excised. The laterul lobes form an angle 

 with the di.'^c, coriaceous throughout, though not as coarsely as the disc, with 

 two oval impressions below the lateral keels in the prozona; the transverse 

 sulci are deep. The fore margin convex ; the lower margin with its fore half 

 strongly oblique, widely rounded behind the middle ; hind margin strongly 

 oblique, slightly concave ; the fore and hind angles rounded. Mesonotum 

 scarcely extending beyond the pronotum, coarsely rugose, without distinct 

 median keel. Metanotum subaqual in length to one-half of the pronotum, 

 more coarsely rugose than the latter, with a distinct, though somewhat 

 irregular keel extending also on to the first tergite, which is a little shorter 

 than the metanotum and almost as coarsely rugose. The subsequent tergites 

 are also slightly transversely rugidose, with a scarcely distinct median keel. 

 Presternum with a thick and low, obtusely conical tubercle. Mesosternal 

 lobes transverse, about twice as broad as they are long, with the inner angles 

 very widely and obliquely rounded ; the interspace between them about three 

 times as broad as it is long, widened posteriorly. Metasternal interspace more 

 than twice as broad as it is long. Mesopleui-a, metapleura, and the sides of the 

 first abdominal segment coarsely rugose, very indistinctly separated from 

 the dorsum. The last tergite rotundato-emarginate behind. Supra-anal plate 

 triangular, scarcely longer than broad, with the apex slightly rounded, with a 

 distinct transverse carinula obtusely angnlate in the middle ; cerci very short, 

 obtuse. Fore tibiae with four spines along the inner and the outer margin, 

 besides the apical spines. Hind femora extending a little beyond the apex of 

 the abdomen. Hind tibiae distinctly widened towards the apex and slightly 

 incurved, armed with eight spines on each side, including the apical 

 spines. 



General coloration very dark brown, blackish. Antennae reddish. Lateral 

 lobes of the pronotum with a black vertical fascia in the fore part, extending 

 along the upper margin also in metazona; the rest of lobes reddish-brown, 

 The abdomen from above blackish at the base, becoming gradually paler 

 towards the tip, with a paler median line. The underside of the body reddish, 

 except the mesosternal and metasternal interspaces which are blackish. Hind 

 femora distinctly reddish on the underside. Hind tibiae bright red. 



Length of body 18 mm.; pronotum 3'7omm.; metanotum 2 mm.; hind 

 femur 10 mm. 



The unique type of this interesting Grasshopper has been captured 

 near Srinagar, Kashmir, at an altitude of about 12,000 feet, and sent for 

 identification by the Hon. Dii-ector Trout Culture for Jammu and 

 Kashmir States, F. J. Mitchell, to whom it is dedicated. 



This species is easily separated from the other known members of 

 the genus Conophyma by its very coarse sculpture, as well as by the 



