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2. Sclerotettix steinbachi sp. now 

 This insect is intermediate between tibialis and variegatus in size 

 and general appearance, but when viewed with a magnifying glass it 

 exhibits a number of points of difference. Wings only slightly sur- 

 passing the apex of the pronotum, which is conspicuously extended 

 beyond the tips of the hind femora. 



Of medium size, the body a little depressed and with the surface 

 strongly and closely granulose, on the disk and sides of pronotum also 

 quite conspicuously rugoso-nodulose. Median carina of the pronotum 

 visible throughout, but not especially prominent even in front, plainly 

 undulate behind the shoulders; lateral carinae not prominent as in 

 tibialis; lower lateral margins of the pronotum gently turned out- 

 wards, rounded. Head rather narrow and embraced by the front 

 part of the thorax almost to the prominent eyes; vertex a little nar- 

 rower than one of the eyes viewed from above, viewed laterally not 

 quite reaching the anterior margin of the eyes, quite strongly and 

 broadly sulcate, the surface conspicuously granulose, the median 

 longitudinal carina conspicuous and continuous with the upper end 

 of the frontal costa; antero-lateral carina? also prominent, arcuate and 

 reaching nearly ( 9 ) or quite (cf ) to the middle of the inner margin of 

 the eyes; frontal costa arcuately prominent between the antennae, 

 suddenly lowered above towards the fastigium, sulcate and quite 

 strongly and evenly divergent below. Pronotum with two very coarse 

 and deep transverse sulci, between which the median carina is most 

 prominent; lateral carinae in advance of the transverse sulci fairly 

 prominent, cristate, gently convergent posteriorly, back of the sulci 

 less prominent; disk gently convex anteriad, plane caudad. Middle 

 femora clypeate, a trifle more than one and one-half times as long as 

 the greatest width, the lower carina quite prominent and with its 

 edge only gently undulate, the upper carina terminating in a broad 

 tooth. Hind femora robust and moderately elongate, the outer disk 

 occupying only about half of the lateral field and provided with about 

 six prominent very oblique and several nodose rugae; the hind tibiae 

 heavy, noticeably dilated apically and furnished with a few strong 

 irregularly arranged tooth-like spines. 



General color dark fuscous above, varied on front, on the disk between 

 lateral carinae in front, on sides of pronotum in advance of tegmina, 

 on anterior and middle legs, and on the base and external disk of hind 

 femora and hind tibiae with pale testaceous; lower sulcus and outer 



