112 PUODROMILS OEDIPODIORUM. 



fuscam pallido; dimidio apicali campi discoidalis maculoso, prima macula angulum stig- 

 malicum liberante. — Alae vitreae, disco basali breviuscule sulfurescente, fascia angusta 

 arcuata fusea, dimidium apicalem ate et marginem posticum liberanle; apice Q 

 punclis aliquol fuscis, ^f apice fnsco. — Femora post. gracilia, extus et intus in cari- 

 nis fusco-punclata. — Var. — a. Elytra basin versus fascia pallida, dehinc pardalino- 

 maculosa, griseo-conspersa. ■ — b. Alarum fascia fusca pallida, evanescens. — c. \\x 

 basi dilute llavieuntes, absque fascia fusca, brunco-relictilata?. — Long. Q 53, (jf 32; 

 El. Q 43, cf 32; Fem. Q 29 mill. - Africa meridionalis ; Natal. 



2. O. marmoratus, Tliunb. — Gryllus marmoralus, var. (3., Thunb. Mem. 

 Acad. Pelersb. V, 1815, 232; Id. IX, 1824, 410, tb. 14, fig. 3.— Gr. tram- 

 versus, Thunb. I. I. V, 233 et IX, 412. — Gr. virescens, Thunb. I. I. V, 245 et 

 IX, 411, Ib, 14, fig. 4. — Gr. assimilis, Thunb. I. 1. V, 246, et IX, 41 1. — 

 Gr.flaow, Stoll, Repres. tb. xi b , fig. 41, Q. — GEdip. citrina, Burm. Handb. II, 

 045, 20. — OEdip. musica, Serv. Orlh. 720. — GEdaleus marmoratus, Slal, 

 Recens. I. 1 23, 3. 



Species valde variabilis, nuncmajor, nunc minor, pronolo poslice magis vel minus 

 acule producto, elytris plus minusve albido-fasciatis. Elylra in campo humerali ante 

 medium fusca, marmorala, in tertia parle basali fascia albida; ultra medium fusco 

 fasciata et maculosa, macula prirna fusca angulum sligmaticum tegente. — Long. Q 36- 

 46; o* 25-27; El. Q 35-45, tf 24-28 mill. 



Obs. Les vari&es extremes de cette espece semblent k premiere vue former des 

 especes separees, mais 1'examen d'un grand nombre dMndividus revele d'un type a 

 Tautre des passages qui rendent leur separation fort douteuse. Nous avons cru pouvoir 

 distinguer les formes suivantes : 



StirpS MARMORATITS. 



A. Minor. Verlicis scutelhim haud vel vix carinulatum. Tempora trigonalia, punc- 

 tulala, quando explicata apicem scutelli haud attingentia, rare angusla, elongata. — 

 Pronotum postice rectanguliim vel subaciilangulum, apice hebetato; loborum latera- 

 lium angulus posticus magis rotundatus margine infero convexo, postice et antice 

 obliquo, in medio rotundato-angulato. — Elytrorum fascia albida et fascia pellucida 

 latiuscuke. Alarum fascia arcuata fusca marginem posticum Q angustissime liberans 

 vel intus involvens, tf involvens. — Femora postica crassiora, parte apicali breviter 

 angusta. — 9 ^ "?- ^ '• ^'- %T ; Fem. 31, 5 mill. — India; Himalaya; India 

 central., Ceylon. 



