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instructions as to the treatment ot beaten fish, which is to keep them in 

 muddy or discoloured water for some few days ; this serves the double 

 purpose of healing their injuries and concealing their shame. They will go 

 for little fish of the goldfish type without any hesitation and keep them 

 swimming hard. They are most interesting creatures and if carefully looked 

 after regarding changing the water, not keeping them for a long time in 

 excessive light, etc. they live for some time. I understand in Siam, especi- 

 ally in Bangkok, fighting with these little fish is a popular pastime and much 

 money changes hands. There is always some one with an undefeated fish 

 and lots of owners ready to attempt to lower his colours. 



G. H. EVANS, Colonel. 

 Eangoon, 25th February 1914. 



No. XXXVI.— new SPECIES OF INDIAN GRASSHOPPERS ; 

 BELONGING TO THE GENUS HIEROGLYPHUS, 

 Krauss, and the GENUS HIEROCERYX, Bol. 



( With an Illustration.) 



For several years past, the common Rice Grasshopper [Hieroglyphus 

 banian, Fabr.) has been an object of study in the Entomological Laboratory 

 of the Mysore Agricultural Department. The main practical results of 

 this study have already been published as Bulletin No. 1, Entomological 

 Series of this Department. In connection with the study of the specific 

 characters of this insect, I had the opportunity of examining the specimens 

 contained in the Indian Museum as well as those in the Pusa collection, 

 and soon became convinced that at least two distinct species had been 

 included under this name. This view was strengthened particularly by the 

 fact that, although a micropterous form of 11. banian has been recorded and 

 figured by Lefroy (Indian Insect Pests, p. 120., Indian Insect Life, p. 87.), 

 we .have never seen such a form either in badly infested paddy fields 

 extending over thousands of acres, or among the hundreds of individuals 

 reared in the Insectary here. 



The micropterous form, moreover, was seen to show decided points of 

 difference from H. banian, especially in the black markings on the prothorax 

 and a long-winged form was found among the specimens included under 

 H. banian, which possessed similar markings. 



To settle the point, I obtained through the kindness of Mr. Y. Rama- 

 chandra Rao, Assistant Entomologist, Madras Department of Agriculture, 

 specimens of the micropterous form of Hierogly2)hus along with specimens 

 of the long-winged form collected at the same time, which apparently 

 belonged to the same species. These, along with a second and distinct 

 micropterous form reared from nymphs collected at Anavatti, Mysore State, 

 were sent to Prof. Ignacio Bolivar, Madrid, for identification. 



As I had anticipated, Prof. Bolivar reported that two distinct species 

 have hitherto been placed under H. banian. One of these is the real H. 

 banian for which, as far as I am aware, no micropterous form has yet been 

 found. The other is a new species Hieroylyphus nigi-o-repletus, Bol., which 

 possesses both a normal and a micropterous form. 



This new species has been described by Prof. Bolivar in the Trabajos 

 del Museo de Ciencias Naturales, No. 6 of 1912, as follows : 



Hieroylyphus nigro-repletus, sp. nov. 



Robustus, virescens, in sicco pallide badius. Costa frontalis lata sulcata 

 versus fastigium indistincte angustata cum verticem distincte rotundato 

 conjuncta. Fastigium transversum, marginibus anterioribus crassis, 



