LOCUSTI D^:. 279 



Genus 6-2. MECONEMA. 



Locusta, Fabr. Gryllus, Sulzer, &c. Meconema, Scrv. Rev. ; Hist. Orth* 

 503. BruLI^ Hist. Nat. Inn. ix. Burnt. Handb. Ent. ii. 682. De 

 Borck. Fisch. de W. Orlh. Ross. 174. Fisch. Orth. Ear. 240. 



]. MECONEMA VARIA. 



Locusta varia, Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii. 42. Panz. Faun, xxxiii. f. 1. Charp- 

 Hr. Ent. 110. Latr. Hist. Nat. xii. 131. Zett. Orth. Suec. 62? 

 Rossi. Faun. Etr. i. 267. Philippi, Orth. Berol. 20, pi. 1, f. 3 

 Gryllus viridissimns minor, Sti/z. Abgek. Orach, pi. 8, f. 9 Gryllus 

 arboreus, Fuessly, Verz. Sc/iw. Ins. 22 Locusta thalassima, Deg. Ins. 

 iii. 433 Locusta nana, Stoll. Saut. et Gryll. pi. 13 a. f. 55 Conoce- 

 phiilus varius, Thunb. Mem. v. 274 Gryllus varius, Don. Brit. Ins. \\\. 

 pi. 79, f. 1 Meconema varia, Surv. Rev. 61 ; Hist. Orlh. 594. Brulle, 

 Hist. Nat. Ins. ix. 151, pi. i5, f. 2. Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 682. 

 Fisrh. de W. Orth. Ross. 176, pi. 8, f. 6 Meconema varium, Fisch. 

 Orth. Eur. 240, pi. 12, f. 19, 20. 



a c. England. Presented by J. C. Dale. 



/ p. England. From Mr. Stephens' collection. 



q /. England. 



w. France. From Prof. Westvvood's collection. 



2. MECONEMA SUBPUNCTATA. 



subpunctatum, Motsch. Bail. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxix. 181. 

 Japan. 



3. MECONEMA ALBICORNIS. 



albicorne, Motsch. Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxix. 181. 

 Japan. 



4. MECONEMA BREVIPENNIS. 

 brevipennis, Yersin, A. S. E. F. viii. 517. 

 Hyeres. 



Genus 63. LADNEA. 



Fcem. Corpus gracile. Captit inter antennas subcarinalum ; frons 

 erecta; labrum fere roluudum. Oculi globosi. Palporurn articulus 3us 

 4o multo longior; 5us 3o valde loug-ior. Prothorax transverse bisulcatus, 

 sulco postico angnlato, lateribus subrotundatis, marline postico recto 

 utrinque inciso. Vagina valde arcuata, supra subtusque serrata, abdomine 

 paullo brevior. Pedes gracilliini, femoribus posticis tibiisque quatuor 

 ;iBterioTil)us parce spinulosis, illis bHsi incrassatis, tibiis posticis quadri- 

 seriatiin spinulosis. Alae anticae abdomen superautes, coni'erte reticulatae. 

 Atee pastifcae paullo breviures. 



Female. Body slender. Head as broad as tbe prothorax, with a 

 minule keel between the antennae ; front erect; labrum nearly round. Eyes 

 prominent. Third joint of the maxillary palpi much longer than the 



