178 CATALOGUE OF 



35. Gryllacris postica. 



Fcem. Lutea, sat gracilis ; frons pallide testacea ; oviductus subarcuatus, 

 abdomine longior ; pedes robusti,femoribus posterioribus apice subtus 

 nigris, tibiis poslicis nigro late unifasciatis ; alee diaphante, testaceo 

 pallida venusce ; alee antica testaceo vix suffusie , venulis transversis 

 subcoslalibus basi fuscis. 



Female. Luteous, smooth, shining, rather slender. Head very little 

 broader than the prothorax ; front pale testaceous. Eyes piceous, promi- 

 nent. Palpi pale testaceous ; fifth joint of the maxillary palpi sub- 

 clavate, truncated, longer than the fourth ; third joint of the labial palpi 

 clavate. Prothorax transverse, witb reflexed borders and with au oblique 

 furrow on each side. Oviduct slightly curved upward, rather longer than 

 the abdomen. Legs stout; four posterior femora black beneath at the tips ; 

 hind femora with four small spines on each side, the fourth larger than 

 the others ; hind tibiae with six spines on the outer side and with four on 

 the inner side, and with a broad black band near the base. Wings pellucid, 

 of equal length ; veins pale testaceous. Fore wings with a very slight 

 testaceous tinge ; transverse veinlet along the costa towards the base 

 brown ; areolets towards the tip in front of the scapular vein extremely 

 small. Length of the body 14 lines; of the wings 36 lines. 



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36. Gryllacris sigxigera. 



Mas. Flava, sat gracilis ; caput vittis duabus angustis, fascia vittisque 

 duabus anierioribus angustis nigris ; antenna: nigra, basi lutece nigro 

 notatte ; prothorax vitta dilatata lineolam interruplum guttasque 

 duasfiavas includente fasciaque postica nigris ; abdomen ferrugineum, 

 suturis testaceis ; pedes robusti, tibiis anticis nigricanlibus, tibiis 

 posterioribus nigro unifasciatis ; alee pallide cinerece, testaceo venosce. 

 Fcem. — Capitis vertex nigro quadrivittatus ; thoracis fascia ulritique 

 valde dilatata ; oviductus subarcuatus, abdomine perpaullo brevior. 



Male. Yellow, rather slender. Head as broad as the prothorax, with 

 two slender black stripes on the vertex, with a black band between the 

 eyes and with a deeply-notched black stripe on each side of the front and 

 of the face ; front and face punctured. Eyes ferruginous. Fifth joint of 

 the maxillary palpi subclavate, much longer than the fourth ; third joint of 

 the labial palpi capitate. Antenna? black, much more than twice the length 

 of the body, luteous at the base, where there is generally a black spot. 

 Pruthorax slightly transverse; a black band on the hind border, extending 

 partly along each side; a black stripe, dilated in the middle, including a 

 yellow dot on each side and an interrupted yellow line; a transverse 

 furrow near the fore border and an angular furrow on each side. Abdo- 

 men piceous above; sutures testaceous. Legs stout, rather long; hind 

 femora with three rather short spines on the outer side; hind tibioe with 

 five minute spines on each side; fore tibia? blackish above; fore tarsi 

 tawny; four posterior tibia? with a black band near the base. Wings pale 

 cinereous; veins pale testaceous; transverse sectors numerous, regular. 

 Length of the body 18 Hues ; of the wings 36 lines. Female. — Stripes on 



