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variable, the anterior lateral augle with a spiue followed after a 

 short space by another; central metazonal ridge lamellate, the 

 margin crenulate, in one case decidedly bidentate, the postero- 

 lateral angle occnpied by a bifid process which roofs the humeral 

 sinus ; lateral lobes with the lower margin centrally emargiuate, the 

 median area of the lobes occupied by three spines arranged longi- 

 tudinally, the central one smaller than the others. Tegmina with 

 the apex subacute, the cross veins of the discoidal area very 

 prominent. Femora of all the limbs with both margins with foli- 

 aceous extensions, except the superior surfaces of the anterior and 

 posterior femora, the extensions with the margins crenulate ; fora- 

 mina on the anterior femora very prominent ; posterior femora 

 feebly spined below on both margins. Sternal plate with very 

 large foveohie. Ovipositor considerably longer than the pronotum. 

 General color pale ferruginous (probably green in life, as one 

 specimen bears traces of that color), varied with whitish on the 

 head, pronotum and limbs, and sienna on the transverse veins of the 

 discoidal area of the tegmina. Lower surface pale yellow. An- 

 tennae whitish, anuulated with umber; head and pronotum laterally 

 dusted with whitish. Costal area of the tegmina anteriorly 

 blackish. 



Measurements. 



Length of head and body, 26 mm. 



Length of pronotum, 5.5 " 



Length of tegmina, 36.5 " 



Length of hind femora, 12.5 " 



Conocephalus mandibularis (Charpentier). 



1825. Locusta mandibularis Charpentier, Horse entom., p. 106. 

 One female; Daga Tula, Gallaland, September 19, 1894. 



Pomotrips horridus (Burmeis-tei). 



1838. Hetrodes horridus Burmeister, Handb. d. Eut., II, p. 679. 

 One female ; no data. 



Family GRYLLID^. 

 Gryllotalpa africana Palis, d. Beauv. 



1821. Gryllotalpa africana Palis, d. Beauv., Ins. d'Afr. et d'Amer., n. 

 229, PI. lie, fig. 6. 



One male; near Tug Berka, east of Finik, Gallaland, December 

 18, 1894. 



