FAMILY V.-ACRIDIIN^. 209 



idly declivent, sulcate throughout, the margins much raised 

 between the e3^es, which are separated bj' a space less than 

 the width of the frontal costa ; the latter prominent above, 

 moderate in breadth, sub-equal, sulcate below the ocellus, 

 sparselj^ punctate throughout, each point marked b^' a dark 

 olivaceous dot; eyes large and in the male very prominent, 

 in both sexes much longer than the infra-ocular portion of 

 the genae. Pronotum sub-equal, widening a little at the 

 metazona in the female, slightly flaring in front to receive 

 the head, especially in the male, var^nng from luteo-testa- 

 ceous to brow^nish fuscous, often much flecked and punctate 

 with black or blackish fuscous, the lateral lobes more heavil}' 

 marked above with black on the prozona, forming generally 

 a broken or maculate band. Tegmina somewhat surpassing 

 the hind femora, very gradually tapering to a well-rounded 

 apex, fusco-testaceous, sprinkled with moderately large 

 roundish or quadrate fuscous spots. Fore and middle fem- 

 ora luteo- or olivaceo-testaceous, heavily flecked with black, 

 showing a tendency to form a triple belting; hind femora 

 similar, the black forming moderately narrow basal, pre- 

 median, post-median and apical belts, which do not touch 

 the coralline under and inner surfaces, ex- 

 cept the latter in a partiaKvay ; hind tibiae 

 dull red, with a post-basal obscure flavous 

 annnlus, before which they are sometimes 

 blackened, and beyond which, above and, 

 on the sides, often flecked or suffused with 

 . .00 ,^ , plambeo-fuscous, the serial space between 



_ ig. 136. — Melaao- r ' i 



plus punctuiatus, tip oi ^^^Q spiucs oftcu dull lutcous, the whole 



male abaomen. Ong- 1 



'*^^^- pilose; spines black nearly or quite to their 



base, except on the inner side, ten to twelve in number in the 

 outer series, none arising very near the base of the tibiae. 

 Extremity of the male abdomen as shown in Fig. 136. 



Lengthof body, male, 21 mm., female, 28 mm. ; antennae, 

 male, 14.5 mm., female, 12 mm. ; tegmina, male, 17 mm., fe- 

 male, 18.5 mm.; hind femora, male, 10.5 mm., female, 

 1 2 mm . 



