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EUROTETTIX FEMORATUS, new species. 



A mcdiuni-.sized brownish ferruginous loc-ust with lobate teginina 

 and robust femora that greatly surpass the tip of the abdomen in the 

 males. 



Sides of head, back of e3"es, and pronotum provided with a moderately 

 broad piceous band that becomes nmch dinuner on the hind lobe. 

 Lower half of lateral lobes of pronotum, together with the front edge 

 and an oblique line running to ])ase of hind femora testaceous. Teg- 

 mina uniformly dark ))rown. Sides of basal abdominal segments 

 largcl}' piceous. Hind femora above and externally ferrugineo-testa- 

 ceous, the former dotted with fuscous, the latter streaked with piceous 

 along the middle; inner face and lower edge, together with the sulcus, 

 strongly reddish purple, the greater part of the former dark piceous; 

 genicular lunules pale. Hind tibiai and tarsi rather closely hirsute. 

 Venter and pectus testaceous. 



Length of body, male, 15.5; of pronotum, 3.75; of tegmina, 3; of 

 hind femora, 9.35 mm. 



Type.—Q^t. No. 9752, U.S.N.M. 



Haljltat. — A single male specimen collected during Octoljcr ]>y W. T. 

 Foster at Sapucay, Paraguay. 



EUROTETTIX MINOR, new species. 



This insect dili'ers from friuorata.s chietl}" in its much smaller size 

 and in coloration. 



Length of body, male, 11; of pronotum, 2.85; of tegmina, 2; of 

 hind femora, 7 mm. 



Ti/pe.—Cat No. 9763, U.S.N.M. 



Ilalntat. — Asuncion, Paraguay; 2 male s})ecimcns collected in Sep- 

 tember by the author. The}' were found in a closely grazed pasture. 



PARADICHROPLUS Brunner. 

 TABLE FOR DETERMINATION OF 8PECIES. 



n. Hind \A\mv provided with nine spines in outer row. 



/<. ( ieneral color yellowish, tlie dorsum of j>ronotuui and alxloineii dusky. Head 



1 )lack b'dohxin. Giglio-Tos 



hit. Oeneral color greenish olivaceous, the dorsum of i)ronotum and ahdomen 



light. Head concolorous brnnneri Giglio-Tos 



an. Hind til)i;e proA'ided with eight spines in outer row. 



/'. Hind tibia' of the ordinary form, the lateral edgi'S not expanded an<l acute. 

 c. JNIoderately robust, the head large. General color ferruginous, irregularly 



and obsoletely variegated with greenish fuscous liijxiyictatiiK Giglio-Tos 



cc. More slender, fusiform, the head not large, (ieneral color brownish oliva- 

 ceous _ .fiiKifonnis Giglio-Tos 



III). Hind tihi;c expanded apically and with the lati-ral edges acute. 



aberrans GigUo-Tos 



