LOCUSTID^. 439 



Genus 135. TEGRA. 



Foem. Corpus sat robustum. Verticis carina conica, vix excavata, 

 apice truncata et subincisa. Oculi rotuiidi, valde prominuli. Palpi 

 quatuor apice clavati, truucati. Prothorax postice rugulosus; margo 

 anticus subtruncatus, biluberculatus. Oviductus arcuatus, subtilissime 

 serratus, abdomini aequilongus. Pedes robusti ; femora inennia, subtus 

 laminala et incisa; tibiae spinulosae. Alas quatuor longae. 



Female. Body rather stout. Head a little narrower than the fore 

 border of the prothorax; keel of the vertex conical, hardly excavated, trun- 

 cated and slightly notched at the tip. Eyes round, very prominent. 

 Apical joint of the four palpi clavate, truncated, Autenna? long, slender. 

 Prothorax with a very slight longitudinal line and with two impressed 

 transverse lines which are abbreviated and united on each side ; fore border 

 advanced and truncated and with a tubercle on each side of the truncated 

 part; hind part rugulose; hind border rounded. Oviduct curved upward, 

 minutely serrated above, as long as the abdomen. Legs stout; femora 

 (the middle pair especially) laminated and notched beneath ; tibiae with a 

 few very minute spines beneath ; middle tibia? slightly laminated. Wings 

 long, of equal length. Fore wings rather broad, much rounded at the tips. 

 Hind wings rather narrow. 



The shape of the wings and the curved oviduct distinguish this genus 

 from Sanaa. 



1. TEGRA 



Locusta Nov33-Hollandiae, 7/aan, Verz. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. Ins. 

 202, pi. 19, f. 4. 



a. Australia. Presented by the Entomological Club. 



2. TEGRA? OCTOSERIATA. 



Locusta (Phaneroptera) octoseriata, Haan, Verz. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. 

 Bez. Ins. 195, pi. 19. f. 5. 



Java. 



Genus 136. MERONCIDIUS. 



Meroncidius, Serv. Rev. 53; Hist. Or/A. 448 Acanthodis, p., Brulle, 

 Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 700. 



Nearly all the known species of this genus are included in the fol- 

 lowing synopsis. The species here described agree in the following 

 characters : Vertex with a double lanceolate keel. Oviduct very minutely 

 serrated above. Femora with one row of spines; four anterior tibiae with 

 two rows of spines; hind tibiae with four rows. Fore wings narrow, 

 minutely reticulated. 



A. Prothoracis discus non dentatus. 



a. Alae posticae pallido fasciatae aul maculate. 



* Alae anticae longae. 



f Prothorax albido non vittatus. 



