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Bol., 1878, Ad. Soc. Esp., H. N., vii, 461. 

 Pant, 1886, An. Soc. Esp., H. N, xv, 2GQ. 



Patria. In Europe: the Mediterranean Coast; Andalusia, 

 Sicily, Candia, Corfu {BoL, Br). In Africa : Algeria, 

 Egypt (i^mo^), Senegal, Angola, Cape Verd (Bol.), Morocco 

 (Bui.), Mombassa {Gcrst.), Somali (Sc/inlt.). In Asia : 

 Syria, Jaffa (Coll. m.), Asia Minor, Cyprus, Seir in N.W. 

 Persia (Burr), Angora (Bol.), Aden (Schult.). Var. variahilis: 

 Egypt (Klug., Br.), Assouan, Khartoum, Nubia. Ladakia, 

 Ceylon; India; Moluccas (Cull. Brunner, Nos. 9102, 9103, 

 15,694, 15,870, 16,669, 2852, 5038). 



Several authors have endeavoured to separate A. 

 miniata, Klug. ( = variahilis, Klug.), A. 2>haraonis and A. 

 unguiculata, Ramb., into separate species. Finot (Orth. 

 Alg, Tun.) gives miniata and tcnguicidata distinctions in a 

 synoptical table, as well as long descriptions. The only 

 point of distinction which I am able to find consists in the 

 colouring of the wings, especially in the ^ , but this is far 

 too weak a character to suffice. The difference is rather one 

 of degree than of kind, and cannot be made to bear the 

 strain of supporting a species. Finot remarks, however, 

 that although A. miniata is found in the same localities 

 as A. unguiculata, it reaches the imago stage several 

 months later. For A. miniata he gives October, for A. 

 imguiculata he gives May to September ; larv«. May to 

 November (in Algeria). 



The form miniata with crimson wings {$) occurs in 

 Egypt and Tunis, but has not yet been taken in Europe. 



19. Acrida fusco-fasciata (Bol.), 



" Testacea, fusco-fasciata. Fastigium verticis antrorsum distincte 

 angustatum, margiuibus plus minusve reflexis ; antennae angusta3. 

 Pronotum dorso pone sulcum posticum elevatum sed paruni amplia- 

 tuni, carinis lateralibus ante sulcum valde flexuoso-angulatis, dein 

 flexuosis sed vix divergentibus, intus fusco-fasciatis, sulco postico 

 ante medium sito ; postice acutiasime productum ; metazona in- 

 distincte carinata ; lobis deflexis sulco medio profunda impresso, 

 carina interna carinisque marginalibus dorsi antrorsum valde diverg- 

 entibus. Elytra apice obtuse acuminata, areis mediastina et scapu- 

 lari in utroque sexu a?que dilatatis, opacis, reticulatis ; campo dis- 

 coidali fascia fusca antice pluriundata ornato : fiuca ulnari longe 

 pone medium sita. Alaj hyalina?, fascia lata media fusca ornatte 

 vense radialis postica pone medium furcata. Pectus baud carinatum ; 



