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Habitat.—Western Plains, South Australia (A. J. Percy) (in 
Coll. S.A. Museum). 
The species differs from others chiefly, by the want of colour 
marks, and the peculiar structure of the last abdominal segment, 
besides size and other details. 
PARAGRYLLACRIS DESERTA, spéc. 10V. 
Resembling P. latelineolata, Br. Size small. Pale testaceous. 
Fastigium of vertex slightly carinate in front, more than twice 
as wide than the first antennal joint ; margins acute, subcarinate. 
Face and clypeus very rugose from impressed dots, testaceous. 
Medial ocelliform spot oval, citron coloured, laterally above two 
small ones testaceous. Labrum testaceous, above with a piceous 
triangular spot. Mandibles piceous to black. Antenne pale 
ferruginous testaceous. Pronotum with the disk marked by a 
short black wedge-shaped streak in front and behind, bordered 
broadly piceous; lobes with anterior angles rounded. Hlytra 
subhyaline, veins pale ferruginous. Wings similar, veins very 
narrowly bordered brownish. Hind femora below with three 
spinelets on each margin, knees brownish. Hind tibiz above with 
five spinelets on each margin. Tibi of all the legs more or less 
blackish near the middle, apices indistinctly dark coloured. 
Abdomen with eighth and ninth segments pilose, otherwise 
resembling P. latelineolata. The subgenital lamina of the male 
also resemble those of that species, but the lateral lobes are 
distinctly and unequally divided at the apex, forming a shorter, 
broader, medial lobelet, and slender, styliform, lateral lobes. 
Male. 
Length of body ae Je -.. 20 mei 
Length of pronotum ... gi ie 
Length of elytra a a See ie 
Length of hind femora aes ., oa 
Habitat.—Cootanoorina, interior of SouthAustralia, where it 
was captured by Mr. R. Helms in June, 1891 (Coll. S.A. Mus.). 
Neantius, Brunner (Mon., 373, fig. 45). 
Body subapterous. Head large, as wide as pronotum. Vertex 
rounded, fastigium about twice as wide as first antennal joint. 
Pronotum smooth, shinning, anterior angles rounded, hindmargin 
subemarginate. Elytra and wings rudimentary. Hind femora 
below with numerous spines. Fore tibie below with four 
spinelets on each side. Abdomen with ninth segment of male 
hood-like. Subgenital lamina of same transverse, middle lobe 
narrowly produced, lateral styles free. Ovipositor slender, 
slightly incurved. Species Australian and Asiatic. 
