LOCUSTIDjE. 391 



whitish, crenulated, sharply defined. Mesosteruum and metasternum 

 deeply notched. Oviduct deep, curved upward, about one-fourth of the 

 length of the abdomen. P^ore wings elongate- fusiform, very minutely 

 reticulated, shorter by one line and a half than the hind wings. Hind 

 wings pellucid; apical patch testaceous; veins pale testaceous. Length of 

 the body 13 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 45 lines. 



The narrower and longer disk of the prothorax distinguish this species 

 from S. unicolor. 



3. STEIEODON UNICOLOR. 



Gryllus (Teltigonia) unicolor, Stall, Saut. el Gryll. pi. 5 a, f. 14 Steirodon 

 prasinus, Serv. Rev. 44 Steirodon unicolor, Serv. Hist. Orth. 402 

 Phyllopteru prasina, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 693. 



Java. 



a. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



4. STEIRODON DENTIFERUM. 



Mas. Viride, robustum, teslaceo et luteo varium ; verticis carina sulco 

 denlato ; prolhoracis discus subconcavus, carinis lateralibus atbis 

 dentatis, dentibus nonnullis bilobatis ; mesosternum et metasternum 

 incisa; ales anticce latiusculce, strigulis plurimis transversis ob- 

 scurioribus ; alee poslicce diaphance, longiores, striga apicali lata 

 viridi. 



Female. Green, stout, smooth, partly testaceous or luteous. Head 

 mostly whitish ; keel of the vertex furrowed, truncated in front, the edges 

 of its furrow dentate. Eyes tawny, nearly round, very prominent. Man- 

 dibles with black tips. Prothorax with a slightly concave disk; one longi- 

 tudinal and four transverse impressed lines ; fourth transverse line straight,, 

 more distinct than the others, which are curved ; lateral keels much elevated,, 

 jagged, with several rounded teeth, some of which are bilobed ; fore border 

 excavated; sides with a somewhat conical outline; hind border nearly 

 straight, very slightly notched in the middle. Mesosternum and meta- 

 sternum moderately notched. Legs stout. Fore wings rather broad, 

 minutely reticulated, with numerous little transverse darker streaks. Hind 

 wings pellucid, longer by about two lines than the fore wings ; apical patch 

 green; veins very pale green. Length of the body 14 lines; expansion of 

 the fore wings 63 lines. 



The prothorax is much narrower than that of S. citrifolium, and has 

 far higher keels than those of S. unicolor and of S. subproduclum. 



a, 6. ? 



Genus 114. VETRALLA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Verticis carina subpunctata, vix elevata, 

 transverse subjugata, antice angustior et truncata ; frous subpunctata, inter 

 antennas quadrata. Oculi elliptici, prominuli. Antennae longae, validae ; 



