NO. 1450. PARAGUAYAN KATYDIDS AND CRICKETS— CAUDELL. 239 



13. PHYLLOPTERA SPINULOSA Brunner. 



Three males and four females. Januar}', Februar}-, and March. 



Two of the male specimens have a round yellowish spot near the 

 center of the elj^tra. It was not determined if this is of specitic value, 

 as no female with this marking is in the collection. The anterior tibise 

 are dorsalh' somewhat sulcate in these specimens, 



14. PLAGIOPTERA BICORDATA Serville. 



One female. January. 



15. TURPILIA SUBINERMIS, new species. 



Size, small. Differing- from the described species of the genus in 

 having the posterior femora unarmed below, or nearly so, and with 

 the anterior and intermediate tibia? spined above with several spines. 



Color, green or j^ellowish green. Prouotum with the lateral lobes 

 scarcely higher than long, meeting the disk with a rounded angle. 

 Elytra elongate, apically narrowl}- rounded, in the female ))ut little 

 shorter than the wings, in the male considerably shorter. Legs slender; 

 anterior til)ia? rounded above and armed on the outer margin with 3 

 spines; middle tibite sulcate above and armed on the inner margin with 

 several spines and on the outer carina with 1 or 2; anterior and inter- 

 mediate femora armed below with 3 or -t small spines; posterior femora 

 usually unarmed below, sometimes with a few ver}- small spinules. 

 Cerci of the male about five times as long as the basal width and apic- 

 all}' bent abruptly inward, the tip truncate; subgenital plate apically 

 truncate with moderately long, stout, rigid styles. Ovipositor about 

 as long as the pronotum, strongly upcurved at the base, linelj" serrate 

 above and below in the outer three-fourths. 



Length, pronotum, male, 4-4.25 mm.; female, 4.5 mm.; elytra, male 

 and female, 22-25 mm.; posterior femora, male, 16-1H.5 mm., female, 

 17-18 mm.; ovipositor, 5-5.5 mm.; width of the elj'tra at the middle, 

 male and female, 6.5-7.25 mm. 



Ti//>e.—Cnt. No. 9632 U.S.N.M. 



Two males and four females. December and February. 



This species exhibits some characters at variance with those attril)- 

 uted to TurpiVia^ but I have hesitated to make a new genus for it. 

 The spines of the anterior and intermediate tibite are very fine and are 

 often absent, probably broken otf. 



16. STEIRODON VALIDUM Stal. 



One female. December. 



This specimen is a little smaller than the measurements given for 

 this species by Brunner, the size being as follows: 



Length, pronotum, 14.5 mm.; el3^tra, 73 mm.; posterior femora, 34 

 mm.; ovipositor, 8 mm. Width of the elytra at the middle, 26 mm. 



