422 Dr. J. L. Hancock's Further Studies of 



Genus Hedotettix, Bolivar. 

 1. H. gracilis, Haan, Bijdrag. Orthopt. p. 169, 1845. 



Two female and three male examples from Madras, 

 India; University Museum, Oxford. 



2rt. H. gracilis abortus, Hancock, Spolia Zeylauica, ii, p. 

 151, 1904.. 



Two female examples of tins sliort-wing form from 

 the same locality as preceding (Madras, India); University 

 Museum, Oxford. 



3. II. jJtfnctatus, sip. nov. 



A very distinct species, with unknown habitat, resembhng gracilis^ 

 Haan, but having the anterior femora little compressed, the pronotum 

 strongly compresso-cristate, the front margin very distinctly angulate 

 produced over the head, the median carina forward strongly arcuately 

 elevated between the shoulders, very thin and the punctulations 

 translucent when held against the light ; the vertex subnarrower than 

 one of the eyes, tlie front margin obtuse angiilate, middle carinate, 

 in profile obtuse but not distinctly rounded, the frontal costa some- 

 what narrowly sulcate, compressed, the rami subparallel ; the wings 

 caudate. 



Entire length of body, female, 14"5 mm.; pronotum 11 mm. ; pos- 

 terior femora 5'8 mm. 



One example, locality unknown : W. W. Saunders' col- 

 lection, presented by Mrs. F. W. Hope to the University 

 Museum, Oxford. 



4. H. affinis, Bol, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxxi, p. 285, 18a7. 



One female example referable to this species from Port 

 Essington, Australia. 



5. H. angustatus, sp. no v. 



A very slender form occupying the border line between Hedotettix 

 and Pamtettix. Body granulate, head very little exserted ; antennae 

 inserted between the lower part of the eyes, articles elongate ; eyes 

 little elevated ; vertex narrower than one of the eyes, scarcely at all 

 narrowed, or ampliate forward, longitudinally fossulate, in profile 

 advanced beyond the eyes ; frontal costa narrowly sulcate, in profile 

 not at all sinuate, convex between the antennae. Pronotum ante- 

 riorly truncate, very narrow between the shoulders ; median carina 



