ACRIDID.E. 695 



rounded, more than twice as broad as thick. Legs tawny ; hind femora 

 longer than the abdomen, very broad, fringed above and beneath, with two 

 rows of black points on the outer side, with two black patches on the inner 

 side, and with a red tinge beneath; hind tibia? much shorter than the hind 

 femora ; spines black. Fore wings cinereous, much shorter than the body, 

 ferruginous towards the base; some spots in the disk formed by brown 

 veins. Hind wings cinereous, hyaline; veins black, ferruginous at the 

 base. Length of the body 11 12 lines; expansion of the fore wings 

 18 lines. 



a, b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



41. CALOPTENUS PINGUIS. 



Fo3m. Ferrvgineus, incrassatus, subtus fulvus ; caput breve, f as tigio sub- 

 hexagonali depresso, fronte fuiva ; antennae nigrce, subplance ; pro- 

 thorax subtiliter scaber, disco tricarinato utrinque subdeflexo, plagis 

 duabus piceis testaceo uniguttatis, margine postico vix angulalo ; 

 pectus fusco punctatum ; prosterni spina crassa, transversa ; femora 

 postica abdomini cequilonga, nigro bifasciata, intus rufa fascia 

 apicali flava ; tibiee postices rufa ; alee anlicce cinerece, abdomine 

 paullo breviora, plagis maculis guttisque e venis piceo nebulosis, costa 

 basi subdilatata. 



Female. Ferruginous, very thick, tawny beneath. Head smooth, 

 short ; tip of the vertex depressed, subhexagonal ; front tawny, erect, 

 thinly punctured ; keels distinct, diverging slightly towards the face. 

 Eyes lurid, much rounded on the hind side. Antennae black, slightly 

 flattened. Prothorax finely scabrous ; disk somewhat slanting on each side 

 of the middle keel, which is more determinate than the lateral keels ; 

 transverse impressed lines slight ; a piceous patch on each side, including 

 a pale testaceous dot ; fore border nearly straight ; sides slightly rounded ; 

 hind border slightly elongated, hardly angular. Pectus with some brown 

 points. Prosternal spine thick, transverse, rounded at the tip, twice as 

 broad as thick. Hind femora as long as the abdomen, with two black 

 bands above, red, and with a yellow apical band on the inner side; hind 

 tibiae red, shorter than the hind femora ; spines black ; hind tarsi black. 

 Fore wings cinereous, a little shorter than the abdomen, with several dots, 

 spots and patches, which are formed by piceous-clouded veins ; costa 

 slightly dilated near the base. Hind wings pellucid, slightly cinereous 

 along the costa ; veins black, whitish at the base and towards the interior 

 border. Length of the body 12 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 

 18 lines. 



a e. S. Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



42. CALOPTENUS SULPHUKEUS. 



Mas. Fulvus, sat validus ; capul et prothorax nigro quadrilineata ; 

 caput breviusculum,fuscescente bistriyaturn,fastigio fere triangulari ; 

 antenna> pallide testacece; prothorax subtilissime scaber,vix carinatus, 

 margine postico valde rotundato; prosterni spina crassa,brevis, trans- 

 versa ; femora postica abdomini aquilonga, cxlus nigro binotata, 



