SYNOPSIS OF THE ORTHOPTERA OF WESTERN EUROPE. 125 



Synopsis of the Orthoptera of Western Europe. 



By MALCOLM BURR, B.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S. 

 (Continued from p. 95.) 



7. Stauroderus apicalis, Herrich-Schaffer. 



Size large ; body pilose ; colour pale olive-green ; pronotum with 

 iaclistinct dark bands, the carin^e very little bowed ; elytra pale, 

 subpellucid, uniform colour in <? , faintly spotted with black in ? , 

 with a yellow line in the scapular area ; elytra surpassing abdomen in 

 (? , but not in 2 , the scapular area of ^ dilated ; wings hyaline, 

 faintly smoky at apex ; hmd tibife yellow. Length of body, 20mm. 

 c? , 25ram. § ; of pronotum, 3-5mm.-4mm. c? , 5mm. $ ; of elytra, 

 13mm. -15mm. <? , 17mm. 5 . 



Occurs throughout the Iberian Peninsula. In Spain, it occurs in 

 Andalusia, at Granada, and in the neighbourhood of Madrid adult 

 from May. In Portugal, at Coimbra, Condeixa, and Leiria. It is 

 found also in Greece. 



8. Stauroderus vagans, Fieber. 



Resembles the following abundant species; distinguished by the 

 position of the typical sulcus of the pronotum, which is in the middle 

 in this species ; also by the rounded hinder border of the pronotum, 

 and the less dilated scapular area of the elytra of the <? , and the less 

 hairy sternum. Length of body, 13mm. -15mm. ^ , 20mm. -22mm. $ ; 

 of pronotum, 2'8mm.-3mm. cT , 3-3mm.-4mm. 5 ; of elytra, 11mm. ^ , 

 14mm. 2 - 



Locally distributed in Central Europe. In Belgium, it occurs at 

 Fauquemont, Poilvache near Yvoir, Spa, and Tonnelet. In France it 

 is commonest in the south : Hyeres, Montpellier, Cannes, Frejus, 

 Cauterets, Arcachon, Cazau, Lamothe, La Teste-de-Buch, Arcy, 

 Marseille, Draguignan, Sainte-Baume, Vaucluse, les Ramillons, 

 Chantilly, Creusot, Lorraine, Biche, Bagnols, Dunquerque, le Rayru, 

 and Francheville near Lyon ; it is also recorded, though doubtfully, 

 from Jersey. In Spain, it is common throughout the summer all over 

 the country. In Portugal, it is recorded from Vallongo, Foz do Douro. 

 In Germany, it is noted from Thuringia, and, in Austria, from Baden 

 near Vienna. In Switzerland, fi-om Freiburg, and the Valais. In 

 Italy, at Voltaggio, Trient. 



8a. Stauroderus finoti, Saulcy. 



A doubtful and very little known species ; said to ditt'er from the 

 preceding by shorter organs of flight and sharper angle of carinfe of 

 pronotuiB. Length of body, 16mm. <y , 21mm. J ; of pronotum, 

 3-5mm. 3 , 4-2mm. 5 ; of elytra, 8'6iiim, J , 10mm. $ . 



Recorded by de Saulcy from Canigou, in the Pyrenees, in 

 September. 



9. Stauroderus biguttulus, L. 



Very closely allied to the following species, with which it was 

 confused by the early authors ; the ma.rginal vein of the elytra is much 

 stouter in the 3 , and more strongly bowed ; there is a very distinct 

 spot at the juncture of the radial vein with the marginal vein ; the 

 scapular area is much more dilated, with thicker fenestrations and 

 more regular ; the 2 has the transverse veins of the scapular area 

 waved and not confluent. Length of body, 13-5mm.-15mm. ^ , 



