FAMILY v.— TRYXALIN^E. 



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toward the apex. 



in the middle portion somewhat distinct ; the apex formed 

 into a flattened club, very distinct; the cylindrical basal 

 portion consists of about seventeen joints, usual form; the 

 club of about seven joints, much shortened. Pronotum 

 broadest and slightly swollen near the front, somewhat 

 contracted posteriorly ; the three caringe about equally dis- 

 tinct, approximate, the lateral pair curveinward,makingthe 

 nearest approach to each other a little in advance of the 

 middle; sub-truncate in front, ver}?- obtusely rounded behind. 

 Elytra and wings nearly as long as the abdomen ; the ner- 

 vules of the disk and lower field of the former scalarilorm. 

 Sub-anal plate elongate, prow shaped, keeled, entire at the 

 tip, which is sub-acute. Vertex and pectus densely punc- 

 tured. Anterior tibiae grooved externall3^ and broad 

 Face and cheeks mottled with testaceous 

 and brown (dried after immersion in al- 

 cohol); back of the head reddish-brown. 

 Disk of the pronotum reddish-brown, 

 with a brassy lustre ; sides with the up- 

 per portion brown, the lower margin 

 testaceous. Elytra pale-brownish, with- 

 out spots. The abdominal segments 

 marked on each side with a black spot, 

 those on the basal segment largest, de- 

 creasing in size toward the apex, where 

 they are almost obliterated. Ventral 

 portion pale-3'ellow. Anterior legs car- 

 neous; posterior femora with the upper 

 Fig. 7&v^.—Gomphocerus portion of tlic extcmal face rufous, vel- 



clavatus. ^ 



low beneath ; internal face black near 

 the base; tibiae pale reddish-yellow, spines black. 



Measurements:— Length, male, 14< mm.; elytra, 9.25 

 mm.; posterior femora, 9.5 mm.; posterior tibiae, 8 mm. 



This species is illustrated in Fig. 1QV2. 



