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g 1 . Frontal costa much more constricted above than below the 

 ocellus ; wings bright red or yellow at base. 

 IP. Anterior portion of metazona transversely plicato-rugose ; ax- 

 illary vein united distally with the anal. . (A".) later itius. 

 li 2 . Anterior portion of metazona rugose without sign of transverse 

 plications ; axillary vein free or intermediately united distally 

 with the anal. ...... (A") calthulus. 



g' 1 . Frontal costa scarcely more constricted above than below the 

 ocellus; wings pale lemon yellow at base. . (X.) grisetis. 



e 1 . Lower intercalary area of tegmina not always broad, no more densely 

 filled with anastomosing nervules than the area beneath ; lateral 

 canthi subcontinuous across thorax and straight. Process of 

 metazona rectangulate. 

 f 1 . Median carina of pronotum distinct throughout the prozona and 

 scarcely less so between the principal sulci than in front ; outer 

 border of band at apex of wing distinct. . (X.) vitellinus. 



f' 1 . Median carina of pronotum nearly obliterated between the princi- 

 pal sulci ; outer border of band at apex of wings often obscure. 



g x . Markings of tegmina relatively distinct and abundant, the apical 

 half distinctly mottled ; the postmedian spot large and no more 

 conspicuous than the others ; arcuate band of wings nearly or 

 quite reaching the anal angle. . . (X.) aurilegulus. 



g 2 . Markings of tegmina scant and obscure, the apical half dark 

 fuliginous with few or no mottlings ; the postmedian spot small 

 and more conspicuous than the others ; band of wings hardly 

 reaching more than halfway to anal angle. (X.) stigmosus. 



Subgenus HIPPISCUS. 



Hippiscus (H.) phoenicopterus. In the collection at Halle I saw a $ 



of this species labelled Oe. phoenicop- 



Oedifoda phoenicoptera Germ!, Burm., tera - m Burmeister's handwriting and 



Handb. ent., 2, 643. purporting to come from South Caro- 



Hippiscus -phoenicopterus Sauss., Prodr. . r c 



„ ,. T./-VT .,, d u a ^ hna collected by Zimmermann ; though 



Oedip., 87 ; McNeill, Psyche, 6, 63. J ° 



Oedipoda discoidea Serv!, Hist. nat. not marked as a type specimen, there 



Orth., 724; Scudd!, Bost. journ. nat. hist., 7, can be little doubt that it is one of the 



469; Glov., 111. N. A. ent., Orth., pi. 3, figs. types, and I am thus able to correct (as 



3, 7; Thorn., Syn. Acrid. N. A., 133-135- ot hers have already done) the mistake 



Hippiscus ^coideus Stll, Rec. Orth., q{ ^^ reference to this species. 



1,121 ; Thorn., Bull. 111. mus., 1,66; Rep. ent. J x 



111., 9, 95, 116-117; Scudd!, Proc. Bost. soc. l have also seen the Georgia type of 



tan. hist., 19, 90. Serville's Oe. discoidea in the Jardin 



