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femora a little shorter than the abdomen. Hind tibiae shorter than the 

 hind femora ; spines white, longest on the inner side. Fore wings pellucid, 

 testaceous towards the base ; veins mostly white ; markings cinereous, 

 their marginal veins clouded with brown ; two elongated spots near the 

 base and seven exterior oblique abbreviated bands, of which the five exterior 

 are interrupted and irregular. Hind wings pellucid, tinged with purple 

 towards the base; veins black. Length of the body 24 lines; expansion 

 of the fore wings 56 lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



26. CVBTACANTHACRIS PICTULA. 



Mas. Teslacea ; vertex fusco bivittatus ; oculi albo marginati ; pro- 

 thorax fusco late bivittatus ; prosterni spina albida ; tibia posticcs 

 saturate rufce, spinis albis apice nigris ; alee anticce fuscce, apices 

 versus cincrete; costa rufa, margins postico pallide cinereo, tinea basalt 

 pallide flava,fasciis duabus obliquis indeterminalis strigisque duabus 

 exterioribus longitudinalibns diaphanis albido venosis ; alee posticce 

 luiniacecc, dimidio apicali cinereo. 



Male. Testaceous. Head smooth, with two brown stripes which are 

 dilated on the hind border ; fore part flat, with two slight keels which are 

 continued on the front and diverge slightly towards the face ; front with 

 two exterior and more diverging keels. Eyes fusiform, with brown lines, 

 irregularly bordered with white. Prothorax scabrous, with two broad brown 

 stripes, with the usual transverse impressed lines and with a well-defined 

 dorsal ridge; fore border and sides slightly rounded in the middle; hind 

 border elongated, almost rectangular. Prosternal spine whitish, thick, 

 convex in front, extending to the fore border of the mesosternum. Hind 

 femora a little shorter than the abdomen ; disks on both sides whitish, with 

 angular brown ridges. Hind tibiae deep red, a little shorter than the hind 

 femora; spines white with black lips, longest on the inner side. Fore 

 wings brown, longer than the abdomen, cinereous towards the tips ; a pale 

 yellow line proceeding from the base and joining the pale cinereous hind 

 border; costa red ; veins brown; some pellucid marks with whitish veins; 

 a spot near the base; two oblique irregular and abbreviated bands, and 

 two exterior irregular longitudinal streaks. Hind wings scarlet; apical 

 half cinereous, with brown veins. Length of the body 18 lines ; expansion 

 of the fore wings 38 lines. 



The much smaller size and the colour of the hind wings distinguish 

 this species from C. rubella, to which it has most affinity. 



a. South Africa. Presented by K. Trimen, Esq. 



The two following species are distinguished by the shortness of their 

 wings, and form a group in the genus. 



27. CYRTACANTHACRIS PRASINA. 



Mas. Viridis ; caput. testaceum, vertice fusco-bistrigala, fronte vlridi 

 guadricarinata; antennce lulete ; prothorax fasciis duabus vittisque 

 duabus nigris ; tibice posticce rufce, spinis albis apice nigris ; alee 

 aniicee cinereec, venis fuscis basi viridibus apud costam pitrpureo- 

 ru/is ; alee posticee pallide cinerece, venis fuscis basi pallide flams, 

 Var. ft. Prothorax viridis, fascia antica vitlisque duabus purpureis. 



