SYNOPSIS OF THE ORTHOPTERA OF WESTERN EUROPE. 323 



Genus III : Oxycoryphus, Fischer. 

 This genus has only one species ; the genus is eharactei-ised by the 

 form of the head, which somewhat resembles that of Acriila on a very 

 much smaller scale ; the antenna? are flattened. 



1. Oxycoryphus compressicornis, Latr. 



Green or brownish, with a row of black spots on the elytra. Length 

 of body, 14mm. ^ , 18mm. $ ; of pronotum, 8mm. <? and ? ; of 

 elytra, 12mm. <? , 16-5mm. J . 



In France it occurs in the southwest, at Vias, Bordeaux, Nitnes, 

 Biarritz, lie de Re, Arcachon, Valence, Drome. In Spain, at Madrid, 

 Malaga, Santander, Fuentarabia, in fact, throughout the Peninsula ; 

 it has been recorded from Oporto in Portugal. It occurs in Algeria, 

 Egypt, and Senegal. 



It is found on dry, sandy places among rank grass, especially near 

 the sea. It is excessively variable in colour, from green to almost 

 pink, and the wings may have a darkish fascia, or this fascia may be 

 pink, or absent. The wings are usually tinted with pink. 



Genus IV : Paracinema, Fisch. 



This genus has but a single species. 



1. Paricinema tricolor, Thunb. ( — bisit^nata, Stal.). 



Large ; green ; pronotum marked with two brown bands. Length 

 of body, 24mm. -27mm. <?, 80mm. -36mm. 5 ; of pronotum, 3-Hmm. 

 S , 4mm. 9 ; of elytra, 21mm. -25mm. ^, 28mm. -86mm. ?. 



This handsome insect is purely meridional. In France it is found 

 occasionally in the centre, but is rare and local ; it is recorded from 

 Hyeres, Cette, Nice, La Teste-de-Buch, Porto Vecchio, Tarbes, La 

 Canau, Le Blanc, Valence, Drome, Ardentes, and in Corsica. It 

 occurs throughout the Iberian Peninsula, and in Italy is noted from 

 Venice and from Naples. It is found also throughout Africa and from 

 Madagascar. It is found in fields and on the banks of rivers, and is 

 adult in the end of summer and in autumn. 



Genus V : Parapleurus, Fisch. 



A single species. 



1. Parapleurus alliaceus, Gennar {=ti/pun, Fischer). 



Pale emerald green and yellowish ; a black band runs from the eyes 

 down over the elytra, which are semi-transparent, and the wings 

 hyaline. Length of body, 17mm. -21mm. (? , 25mm. -28mm. 5 ; of 

 pronotum, 3mm. 3 , 4-8mni.-5mm. 5 ; of elytra, 14mm. -19mm. ^ , 

 19mm. -25mm. $ . 



This pretty grasshoppper is found in similar localities to .U. //ro.s.s//.s, 

 L., but is more locally distributed. It is common in swamps in some 

 parts of France, Bareges, Strasbourg, Fontainebleau, Kpisy, Moret, 

 Malesherbes, Gavarnie, Hyeres, Cauterets, Amelie-les-Bains, Drac 

 near Grenoble, Bourgd'Oysans, Le Creuzot,Charente, Tarbes, Verdalle, 

 and Tarn (where it was sufficiently numerous to do damage in 1888), 

 Pertuis, Francheville near Lyon. 



In Switzerland it is noted from the neighbourhood of Geneva ; in 

 Italy, at Cunes. In Spain, it occurs only in the north, as at Lugo ; in 

 Asturias and in Catalonia. It is found also in upper Austria, the Tirol, 

 and Carinthia. It is possible that it may be discovered in Britain. 



{To be continued.) 



