TETTIGID^E. 835 



Prothorax with two slight transverse impressed lines and with three very 

 slight keels, dilated and forming a very broad spine on each side; hind 

 part lanceolate, compressed, extending much beyond the tip of the abdo- 

 men. Legs slender; hind femora with a black stripe on the outer side; 

 four anterior tibia? and tarsi with two brown bands. Hind wings cinereous ; 

 veins black. Length of the body 4^ lines ; expansion of the hind wings 

 9 lines. 



The shorter prothorax distinguishes this species from T. consocia. 



a. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



90. Tettix com pacta. 



Fcem. Fulva, crassa, aptera; oculi parvi, subprominuli ; prothorax 

 piceus, subtuberculatus, villa dorsali bene determinata, lateribus 

 rolundatis, postice abdominis apicem non altingens ; abdominis 

 dorsum piceum ; pedes robusti, piceo fasciati, femoribus poslicis 

 crassis piceo notatis. 



Female. Tawny, thick, wingless. Head with two parallel keels 

 between the sockets of the antenna?; a short keel on each side of the front ; 

 clypeus shining. Eyes small, slightly prominent. Prothorax mostly 

 piceous, with some tubercles and with a strongly-marked dorsal keel; sides 

 rounded ; hind part truncate at the tip, extending to two-thirds of the 

 length of the abdomen. Abdomen mostly piceous above; sheaths of the 

 oviduct broad, elongate. Legs stout; hind femora thick, with various 

 piceous marks; four anterior legs and hind tibiae with piceous bands. 

 Length of the body 4 lines. 



The specimen described appears to be not fully developed, but can 

 hardly be identical with T. histrica. 



a. Java. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



91. Tettix misera. 



Mas. Picea, subtus fulva ; oculi valde prominuli ; prothorax tricarinalus, 

 subrugosuSy spinis duabus lateralibus apicem versus fulvis ; pedes 

 quatuor anterior esfulvi, piceo fascia li ; alee postica? cinerea?. 



Male. Piceous, tawny beneath. Head prominent and with two 

 diverging keels between the sockets of the antenna; ; front short. Eyes 

 whitish, very prominent. Prothorax slightly rugose, with three keels, of 

 which the middle one is highest near the fore border ; sides dilated, forming 

 a very broad spine, which is tawny towards the tip. Four anterior legs 

 tawny, with several piceous bands. Hind wings cinereous; veins black. 

 Length of the body 3£? lines ; expansion of the hind wings 7 lines. 



The hind part of the prothorax of the specimen described is mutilated, 

 so that its length cannot be ascertained. The banded four anterior legs 

 distinguish it from T. nodulosa; the hind legs are wanting. 



a. Java. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



