424 Dr. J. L. Hancock's Fmilicr Studies of 



minutely bilobate. The type presents a light marking covering 

 the disc of the pronotum. 



Entire length of body, female, G mm.; pronotum 5 mm.; posterior 

 femora 3-3 mm. 



One example, from "America yEquatorialis," in the 

 University Museum, Oxford. 



Genus Apotettix, Hancock. 



1. A. 2'>roximvs, Hanc, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 237- 

 238, 1907. 



These examples have long wings, the body rufesccnt, the posterior 

 femora striate longitudinally below with fuscous, the tibi;e black, 

 but pale annulate. The pronotal process extends backward beyond 

 the hind femoral ai)ices. This form differs from the short-wing type 

 form, and may bear the distinctive name, A. proximus appositns, 

 form no v. 



Entire length of body, mule, 12 mm.; ])ronotum 10 mm.; j)osterior 

 femora 5 mm. 



Two male examples from Cacliabi, Ecuador, collected 

 by Rosenberg ; presented by Malcolm Burr to the Uni- 

 versity Museum, Oxford. 



Section BATllAdHTDE.K, liolivar. 



Genus Halmatettix, nov. 



Hesembling Batrachidea, Servillc, but dilfering in having the 

 pronotum compresso-cristate, in the absence of the posterior elytral 

 sinuses, in the apterous body, and in the unarmed femoral 

 apices. Body granulate ; face slightly oblicpie, crown covered 

 by the pronotum ; vertex wider than one of the eyes, truncate 

 anteriorly, bearing small carinulate lobes on each side next to the 

 eyes, and distinct supraocular lobes behind ; median carina wanting, 

 frontal costa moderately sulcate, the rami slightly incrassate, in 

 profile distinctly advanced beyond the eyes, tlie facial carina above 

 moderately compressed ; antenna; inserted barely below the inferior 

 margin of the eyes ; eyes sub-conoidal in profile, of moderate size, 

 but somewhat prominent ; maxillary palpi having tlie apical articles 

 strongly dilated and pale coloured. Pronotum tectiform, the dorsum 

 compresso-cristate, arcuate forward, posterior process not reaching to 

 abdominal apex, the anterior margin strongly acuminate, produced 

 over the head and strongly uncinate ; median carina compressed, 

 thin and entire ; prozonal carina) slightly evident, subparallel, 



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