112 THE entomologist's RECORD, / •'. 



is more open ; the ovipositor is shorter than the posterior femora. 

 Length of hody, 26mm. ^ , 26mm. -30mm. $ ; of pronotum, 8-5mm. 

 (? , 7'5ram.-8mm. ?; of posterior femora, 19mm. ^, 21mm. $ ; of 

 ovipositor, 19mm. 5 • 



Never found far from the coast ; Barcelona, Ampurdan, Cartega, 

 Ahiieria. 



14. Steropleurus castellana, Bolivar. 



Smaller ; dark reddish ; elytra blackish, with few veins, which are 

 thick and yellow ; the grey colour of the elytra predominates, and the 

 areas are larger. Length of body, ? mm. ^ , 18mm. $ ; of pronotum, 

 6mm. 2 '■. of posterior femora, ? ; of ovipositor, 25mm. $ . 



The male is unknown, and the female exceedingly rare ; it is 

 recorded from Burgos. 



15. Steropleurus brunneri, Bolivar. 



Elytra chiefly yellow, OAving to the fact that the thick yellow veins 

 predominate over the open areas ; the latter are chiefly visible along 

 the border. Length of body, 23mm. (? , 23mm. 5 ; of pronotum, 

 5*8mm. g , 5'5mm. ? ; of posterior femora, 18mm. -20mm. c? , 20mm. 

 ? ; of ovipositor, 23mm. -25mm. 2 . 



Very common in summer in central Spain, on cultivated ground : 

 it occurs as far south as Alcuescar, in the province of Caceres. Bolivar 

 also records a female from LeQa in Portugal. According to Father 

 Pantel, it is common at Ucles from the middle of July to the first 

 cold days, chiefly on thorns. 



16. Steropleurus flavovittata, Bolivar. 



Green, with yellow spots ; large species ; the anterior tibife fre- 

 quently have three or four spines on the upperside. Length of body, 

 27mm. $ ; of pronotum, 6-5mm. $ ; of ovipositor, 28mm. 5 . 



Only in the extreme south of Spain, Chiclana, Algeciras. 



17. Steropleurus pseudola, Bolivar. 

 Distinguished by the unusually long anterior femora ; it is rather 



a large species ; the belly is green with long white stripes. Length 

 of body, 26mm. J , 23mm. 5 ; of pronotum, 9mm. ^ , 8mm. ? ; of 

 anterior femora, ll-5mm. J and $; of posterior femora, 23mm. ^, 

 24mm. $ ; of ovipositor, 25mm. ? . 

 Southern Spain, Huelva, Cordova. 



18. Steropleurus obsoleta, Bolivar. 



Medium size ; pale testaceous ; the keels of the pronotum are very 

 obtuse ; the cerci of the male are sharp, and sinuated on the inner side. 

 Length of body, 32mm. 3 ; of pronotum, 8mm. <? ; of posterior 

 femora, 23mm. <? . 



Taken at El Molar, near Madrid ; the female is not known. 



19. Steropleurus andalustcus, Eambur 

 { = andalnsins, Eamb. =scabricollis, Ramb. but not selligera, Charp.). 

 Greenish-red ; there are two forms ; in one the reticulation is 

 feebler, the terminal lobes of the anal segment are not rounded nor 

 sinuate ; the ovipositor is one-fifth longer than the posterior femora. 

 In the other form, the lobes of the anal segment are very obtuse ; the 

 ovipositor is one-fourth longer than the posterior femora. Length of 



