28H THE entomologist's record. 



Table of Genera. 

 1. Pronotum crested through entire length, the crest 

 cut deeply and obliquely by the typical sulcus ; hind 

 tibia' not hairy .. .. .. .. ..1. Cucdlligera, Fisch. 



1.1. Pronotum hardly crested behind the transverse 

 sulcus, the prozona cut by 2 sulci vertically; hind 

 tibiae hairy . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Eremobia, Serv. 



Genus I : Cuculi.igera, Fischer. 

 Characterised by the form of the pronotum ; all rather large thick- 

 set insects. 



Table of Species. 

 1. Frontal costa obsolete above the clypeus ; elytra i 

 abbreviated or perfectly developed, lanceolate. 

 2. Crest of pronotum, seen from side, nearly straight 

 behind typical sulcus ; elytra <} not surpassing 

 2nd abdominal segment; hinder femora yellow, 

 hind tibiae yellow in both sexes . . . . . . 1. hystrix, Germ. 



2.2. Crest of pronotum arched behind typical sulcus; 

 elytra d as long as abdomen ; hind femora 

 blue-black on inner face ; hind tibiae with upper 

 furrow and inner side crimson in <? , violet in 9 2. appula, Costa. 

 1.1. Frontal crest extending to clypeus. Elytra i per- 

 fectly developed, as broad at apex as at base (hind 

 femora violet inside ; size small) .. .. .. S. flexuosa, Serville. 



1. CucuLLiGERA HYSTRIX, Germar. 



Length of body, 88mm. -42mm. J" , 48mm. -55mm. $ ; of pronotum, 

 18mm. -14mm. J , 15mm. -18mm. 5 ; of elytra, 9mm. -15mm. 3" , 7mm.- 

 9mm. 2 . 



Really a native of Greece, Dalmatia, and parts of Italy, this fine 

 and curious grasshopper has been discovered by Azam on a stony 

 place in the plain of Canjuers, near Nonguiche in the department of 

 Var ; it is adult at the end of June. 



2. CUCULLIGERA APPULA, Costa. 



Resembles the last but more deeply coloured. Length of body, 

 85mm. -87mm. <? , 44mm.-50mra. 5 ; of pronotum, 14mm. -16mm. ^ , 

 16mm. -21mm. $ ; of elytra, 19mm. -25mm. ^ , 12mm-20mm. $ . 



Common in southern Italy ; Apulia, Brindisi. 



8. CucuLLiGERA FLEXuosA, Serville. 

 Smaller than the others. Length of body, 25mm. -30mm. J , 

 82mm. -86mm. $ ; of pronotum, 8mm. -9mm. (3^ , 11mm. J; of elytra, 

 22mm. -26mm. <? , 8mm. -10mm. $ . 



Central Spain : Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, Aranjuez, Gredos, 

 Albarracin, Toledo, Ucles, and perhaps Santander. On dry hills from 

 June to August. 



Genus II : Eremobia, Serville. 

 Only one species of this genus occurs in western Europe. 



1. Eremobia cisti, Fabricius. 



Large; hairy; yellowish-grey, with whitish spots; wings hyaline, 

 with bright rosy patches, and a blaci< arched fascia, often broken up 

 into spots ; hinder tibiie yellow, gold on inner face. Length of body, 

 28mm. <? , 42mm. 2 ; of pronotum, 8-5mm. 3 , 12mm. 2 ', of elytra, 

 27mm. ^ , 87mm. ? . 



Recorded by Latreille from Spain, and from Portugal by Fieber, 



