68 the entomologist's record. 



Cyaniris semiargus var. antiochena. — Syria : This beautiful 

 variety — if it be a variety — -of semiargus occurred June lst-4th, 1905, 

 near the summit of the Jebel Barouk, above Ain Zahalta, at a height of 

 about 6500ft. One worn $ was taken in company with Polyommatus 

 amanda and Cyaniris cyllarus, in a mountain meadow some 1500ft. lower. 

 Antiochena did not occur abundantly on the mountain, flying, for a 

 " blue," rather slowly over patches of grass and flowers in an open and 

 stony cedar wood. Here five 3 s and 2 J s were taken. I have not 

 found it elsewhere. Not seen in Egypt, and hardly likely to occur 

 there. 



Synopsis of the Orthoptera of Western Europe. 



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



(Continued from p. 39). 



Genus VI : Thyreonotus, Serville. 



In this genus, the pronotum is produced very strongly backwards 



over the abdomen, almost entirely covering the elytra. Two species 



are known. 



Table of Species. 

 1. Lower inner border of posterior femora with little 

 spines ; cerei £ with inner lobe ending in a point ; 

 subgenital lamina ? with hinder border roundly 



emarginate 1. corsicus, Serv. 



1.1. Lower outer border of posterior femora armed with 

 strong spines ; cerci £ with the inner lobe rounded 

 at the apex ; subgenital lamina ? produced 

 posteriorly into two strong spines. . . . . . 2. bidens, Bol. 



1. Thyreonotus corsicus, Serville. 



Yellowish-grey, marbled with chestnut; anterior femora of the male 

 with lateral black bands ; of female, testaceous. Length of body, 

 23mm. j , 24mm. 5 ; of pronotum, 13mm. 3 , 12mm. ? ; of posterior 

 femora, 30mm. 3 and ? ; of ovipositor, 17mm. ? . 



Doubtfully recorded from Corsica by Serville. It occurs in France, 

 but is very rare ; it is recorded from Bastia, Amelie-les-Bains, and 

 Narbonne. In Spain it is common ; occurring along the coast from 

 Cadiz to Barcelona. The variety montanus, Bob, which is smaller, and 

 has longer elytra (length of body, 21mm. $ , 26mm. 2 ; of pronotum, 

 8mm. -9mm. $ and $ ; of posterior femora, 21mm.-23mm. $ and ? ; 

 of ovipositor, 19mm. ? ), is peculiar to the mountainous regions of 

 central Spain, having been recorded from Ona, Ucles, and Albarracin. 



2. Thyreonotus bidens, Bolivar. 



Differs from T. corsicus in the form of the subgenital lamina of the 

 female, which is produced into a pair of strong spines; also in the form 

 of the cerci of the male and armature of the posterior femora, as 

 indicated in the table. Length of body, 26mm. $ ; of pronotum, 

 10mm. ? ; of ovipositor, 20mm. ? . 



Spain; Cortijos de Malagon, Pozuelo de Calatrava, and Cordoba, 

 in August and October. Also in Portugal, at Lisbon. 



Genus VII : Antaxius, Brunner. 

 This is the last genus of the group with spined prosternum ; it 

 resembles Thyreonotus in its chief characters, but the pronotum is normal 

 and truncate! so that the elytra are quite free. The discrimination of 



