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1. Mtrmecophila aclrvorum. 



Myrmecopbila acervoiuin, Latr. Fam. Nat. 413. Cuv. Regne Anim. ed. 5, 

 iii. 183, p]. 82, f. 2. Guh-. Icon. pi. 54. Grif. Anim. Kingd. xv. pi. 

 113, f. 6. ,$•«•». /^?s<. Orlh. 319. F«cA. f/<? FFfl/f/A. Orlh. Ross. Suppl. 

 356, pi. 33, f. 4. K.vc/i. Or/A. Eur. 160, pi. 9, f. 3.— SpluTiium acer- 

 vorum, Charp. Hor. Enl. 78. Biirm. Handb. Ent. ii. 730. Blanch. 

 Hist. Nat. iii. 33, pi. 9, f. 1.— Gryllus mynnecopliiliis, Savi, Giornale 

 di Lett. Sci. e Arti, xvi. 11. — Blalta acervovuui, Panz. Faun. Jns. 

 Germ. 68, pi. 24. 



a. Tiiscauy. Presented by Dr. Leacb. 



2. MVRMECOPHILA HIRTICAUDA. 



birticauda, Motsch. MSS. Fisch. de Waldh. Orth. Ross. 357, pi. 33, f. 5.— 

 acervorum, var. F 



Tauiia. 



3. Myrmecophtla bifasciata. 



bifasciata, Motsch. MSS, Fisch. de Waldh. Orth. Ross. 357, pi. 33, f. 6. 

 acervorum, var. P 



Tshougoueff, near Kharkoff. 



4. MVRMECOPHILA OCHRACEA. 



ochracea, Fisch. Orth. Eur. 161. 

 Sicily. 



5. Myrmecophtla mauretanica. 

 Spbaerium niauretanicum, Lucas, Expl. Sci. Alg. 23, pi. 1, f. 6. 

 Algeria. 



bh. Head prominent. 



c. Face rounded. 



d. Hind libise with spines. 



e. Four anterior legs short or moderately long. 

 /. Third joint of the palpi not directly truncated. 

 g. Fore wings not very long. 



h. Prothorax not very narrow. 

 i. Hind legs stout, of moderate length. 

 /. Hind tibiee with stout approximate spines. 

 k. Tarsi four-jointed. 



Genus 6. AC H ETA. 



Grjllus, Drury, Oliv. — Acheta, Fabr. Ent. Si/st. ii. 29. Burm. Handb. 

 Ent. ii. 7'l9.— Schizodactylus, BrullS, Hist. Nat. Ins. ix. 162. Sent. 

 Hist. Orth. 320. 



1. ACHETA MONSTROSA. 



Gryllus monstrosus, Drury, Ins. ii. 81, pi. 43, f. 1. Oliv. Enc. Meth. vi. 

 633. Latr. Gen. 111. — Acheta monstrosa, Fabr. Ent. Sysl. ii. 29- 

 Stall, Saut. et Grill, pi. 1, f. 1—3. Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 720.— 



