550 0)1 South ^{fr'ican Grasshoppers. 



niarffin of the disc roiuuled ; its liiiid margin v(>rv obtusely 

 roiiiidt'd; lateral l()l)es distinctly longer than high, with 

 irregular longitudinal rugosities throughout, except at the 

 upper third, which is rather smooth, not shining; the lower 

 margin is very obtusely angulate in the middle ; the fore 

 angle is obtuse, not rounded ; the hind angle a little less 

 than 90°, slightly attenuate, very feebly rounded ; the hind 

 margin distinctly concave and uneven. Prostcrnum slightly 

 convex. IMesosternum and metasternura sparsely but coarsely 

 punctured ; mesosternal lobes slightly broader than long, 

 strongly rounded at the interior margins ; their interspace 

 a little longer than broad, widened anteriorly and posteriorly ; 

 metastcrnal lobes distinctly separated from each other. 

 Elytra reaching just a little beyond the middle of the abdo- 

 men, with the apex pointed. Hind femora extending well 

 beyond the apex of the abdomen, narrow ; the outer upper 

 keel slightly prolonged, the inner upper one more so ; the 

 knee-lobes short, narrow, triangular, rounded apically. 

 Abdomen coarsely punctured throughout, especially on the 

 sides and towards the end. Sui)ra-anal plate obtusely 

 triangular, longer than broad, with two i)arallel ol)tuse 

 carinie along the middle, slightly convergent ijchind. Cerci 

 straight, round, about as long as the supra-anal plate. 

 Subgenital plate very coarsely punctured, about twice as 

 long as the basal width, slightly attenuate, with the apex 

 obtuse. 



General coloration blackish brown. Head and antennre 

 black ; the apical half of the latter brown ; the cheeks with 

 a whitish stripe running backwards across the lower third 

 of the pronotal lobes and the pleural. Pronotum brown. 

 Elytra of a lighter shade, with a narrow whitish callous 

 stripe in the scapular field ; the mediastinal and the discoidal 

 areas darker than the rest of the elytra. Hind femora 

 brown, darker below than on the upper side, gradually 

 darkened towards the knees, which are almost l)lack. Wings 

 orange-yellow, with the apex infumate. Hind tibiie blackish. 

 Pectus and abdomen brownish yellow beneath. 



? (paratype). Antennse shorter than in the male, with 

 the outer angles of the joints 3-8 very feebly produced. 

 ]\Iesosternal interspace about as long as broad ; metastcrnal 

 lobes widely separated. General coloration of a lighter 

 shade than in the male ; the lateral fascia on the head, 

 pronotum, and pleura) bull", instead of white ; the scapular 

 callous fascia of the elytra dirty yellow. Hind tibia dark 

 grey. 



