ACRIDIDjE. 767 



Latr. Hist. Nat. xii. 156 Acridium grossura, Costa, Faun. R. Nap. 

 24, pi. 3, f. 4 (Edipoda pulverulenta? Fisch. de W. Orth. Ross. 299, 

 pi. 32, f. 2 Gryllus flavovirens, Sturm, Herr. Sch. Panz. Faun. Ins. 

 Germ. Cont. 157, pi. 19 Gryllus tergestinus, C/iarp. Hor. Ent. 139 

 Acridium strepens, Latr. Hist. Nat. xii. 154 Epachromis thalassina, 

 Fisch. Orth. Ear. 361, pi. 17, f. 14. 



a, b. S. France. From Prof. Westwood's collection. 



c. Marseilles. Presented by J. Ritchie, Esq. 



rf -f. Italy. From Dr. Leach's collection. 



g. Albania. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



h. Malta. Presented by J. Ritchie, Esq. 



t. Egypt. Presented by J. Burton, Esq. 



t. gypt. 

 j. Madeira. 



From Mr. Wollaston's collection. 



2. EPACROMIA GRACILIS. 



CEdipoda gracilis, Eversm. Addit. Epacromia thalassina, var.? Fisch. 

 Russia. 



South America. 

 3. EPACROMIA PERAGBANS. 



Goraphocerus (Epacromia) peragrans, Stal, Eug. Resa, 343. 

 Puna. 



4. EPACROMIA COSTISTBIGA. 



Fcem. Ferruginea ; caput nigro sexstrigatum, fastigio subtriangulari, 

 sulcis lateralibus angustis ; prothorax dorso nigricante subcarinato, 

 margins postico rotundato subproduclo ; femora postica supra nigro 

 biplagiata, extus e punclis nigris bilineata, subtus et infus rufescentia ; 

 tibia posticce rufee, basi nigrce ; alee anticee fusca, cinereo punctatce 

 et uniplagiatce, striga costali diaphana fuscescenle guttata ; alee 

 posticce diaphancB, apice fuscescentes. 



Female. Ferruginous. Head on each side with three black streaks 

 between the eye and the hind border, the two outer streaks very oblique ; 

 tip of the vertex flat, nearly triangular; lateral furrows narrow ; front erect, 

 punctured, with four slight diverging keels ; inner keels disappearing in 

 the ridge between the sockets of the antennae. Antennae tawny, filiform, 

 longer than the thorax. Prothorax mostly blackish above, with a very 

 slight middle keel; hind border rouuded, slightly elongated. Hind femora 

 a little shorter than the abdomen, with two black patches above, with two 

 rows of black points on the outer side, reddish beneath and on the inner 

 side. Hind tibiae red, black at the base; spines with black tips. Fore 

 wings brown, darkest near the base; several cinereous points in the disk; 

 a cinereous patch at two-thirds of the length ; some small cinereous marks 

 along the hind border; a pellucid costal streak including a row of pale 

 brown dots. Hind wings pellucid, brownish at the tips; veins black, testa- 

 ceous at the base and along the interior border. Length of the body 10 

 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 20 lines. 



a. Sautaretn. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



