232 Mr. W. F. Kirby's Additional Notes on 



29a, Epacromia thalassina. 



Gryllus thalassinus, Fabricius, Spec. Ins., i, p. 367, n. 31 



(1781). 

 Ej)acromia thalassina, Brunner, Prodr. Eur. Ortb., p. 146 



(1882). 



Hah. Transvaal: Eureka, Barberton (Bcndall); Natal 



(Distant). 

 A common species in South Europe, Africa, and many 

 parts of Asia. 



Genus Chortoicetes, Brunner (p. 69). 



30. Chortoicetes prasina, Walker. 



Hal). Transvaal: Johannesburg {A. Boss); Delagoa 

 Bay {Distant); Nyasaland: Fort Johnston (RendaU). 



31 A. Chortoicetes intcrruptus, sp. n. 



Long. Corp. 20-22 millim. ; exp. al. 41-44 millim. 



Head reddish-brown, antennse red, a long reddish stripe behjw 

 each eye, pointed at the lower end, and another running from the 

 back of each eye over the pronotvun, divided by four oblique lines, 

 which do not cross ; cheeks with an oblicpie yellowish line between 

 two black marks ; abdomen greenish-brown, legs testaceous, hind 

 femora above with transverse black bands, outer area blackish, 

 irregularly marked with pale yellow ; inner area black, interrupted 

 by a pale yellow blotch before the extremity. Tegmina rufo-testaceous, 

 subhyaline towards the tips, and with a longitudinal greenisli stripe 

 above and parallel to the inner margin, a row of three or four brown 

 spots, sharply defined, and mostly oval or oblong, on tlie basal half of 

 the tegmina, intersected by the principal nervure ; beyond these, 

 are several rounder spots, below the nervure. Wings pale greenish 

 hyaline at the base, followed by a rather broad curved blackish 

 band, extending to the hind margin, but distinctly interrupted be- 

 low the costa ; apical area outside the band clear hyaline. 



Hah. Transvaal : Pretoria {Distant). 



Allied to G. plena, Walker, but in addition to the 

 characters above given, the vertex is more pointed in 

 front, and much narrowed above the eyes. 



