LOCUSTA (PHYMATEA) PUNCTATA. 



Plate XLI. fig. 4. 



Order; Orthoptera. Section: Saltatoria. Family: GryllidEe (Locustaires, Za/r. ^r.) 



Genus. Locusta. Gryllus (Locusta), Z.i»iH. Acrydium, Latr. Subgenus: Phymatem, Thmiberg. 



LocusTA (Phymatea) PuNCT.iTA. Tliorace vcrrucoso atro, elytris atris flaro punctatis, alis atris, abdomine rufo 

 annulate. (Long. Corp. cum alisclaus. 2 unc.9 lin.) 



Syn. Gryllus punctatus, Drury, App. vol. 2. Fahr. Mnt. Syst. 2. 51. 19. Thunherg Mem. Acad. Ivip. St. 

 Petersb. p. 258. Stoll. Scatter, pi. 7. b./. 24. A. Donovan Ins. India, pi. 12. Jig. 2. 



Habitat: East India. 



Antennae black, and longer than the thorax. Eyes small, round, and red brown. Head black at 

 top, the middle being yellow ; the lower part, with the mouth, black. Thorax rough and margined, full 

 of spines and tubercles, both at top and on the sides ; the former being black, the latter yellow. Breast 

 black. Abdomen the same, ringed with red. Tegmina black, prettily spotted with yellow ; the spots 

 next the tips being smallest. Wings entirely black. Anus red. Legs black ; the hinder thighs being 

 marked on the outside with yellow. 



LOCUSTA CCERULEA. 



Plate XLIl. fig. 1. 



Order: Orthoptera. Section: Saltatoria. Family: Lociistidoe. 



Gen OS. Locusta. Acrydium, Latr. (Edipoda, Serv. 



Locusta Ccebulea. Obscure viridis, .alis posticis hyalinis cceruleis, angulo externo nigro, femoribus medio flavis. 



(Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 3 liii.) 

 Syn. Gryllus coeruleus, Drury, App. vol. 2. 

 Habitat : Calabar, Western Coast of Africa, 6" North L. 



Head dark dirty green. Antennae ? Thorax dirty green and smooth, without any tubercles. 



Tegmina dark green, and opake. Wings thin and blue ; the tips being much darker. Abdomen dark 

 green. Legs the same, the hinder femora striped on the outside with yellow and light green, but on the 

 inside entirely yellow ; the tips being black. 



LOCUSTA (RUTIDODERES) MILES. 



Plate XLH, fig. 2. 



Order: Orthoptera. Section: Saltatoria. Fa.mily : Gryllidae ( Locustaires), Latr. Sj-c. 

 Genus. Locusta. Gryllus (Locusta), iinn. ^c. Acrydium, Xa</-. Subgenus: Rutidoderes, Westw. 

 Locusta (Rutidoderes) Miles. Fusca, capitis lineis duabus marginalibus margineque postico thoracis flavis, 

 elytris brunneis, alis nigris maculis duabus magnis sanguineis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc. 9 lin.) 



Syn. Gryllus Miles, Drury, App. vol. 2. 

 Habitat : Bay of Honduras, America. 



Head green. Face striped on each side with yellow. Antennae black. Thorax dark green ; 

 posterior edges yellow. Abdomen black, but when the insect was living, probably green. Tegmina 

 entirely red brown. Wings black, with a scarlet patch near the tips, running from the anterior almost 



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