t]>e Old World Cyrlacanihacrini. 481 



I believe I am right in splitting the species into three 

 geographical races, one o£ which is new. 



Key to Subspecies. 



1 (2). Pronotum iinicolorous. Hind tibiae on the 



upper side yiolaceous. Median keel of 

 pronotum feebly raised throughout, in 

 profile scarcely convex. Size smaller, 

 (l^ast Africa.) la. dchilis (Karsch). 



2 (1). Pronotum not unicolorous ; its median keel 



distinctly raised, in prohlo strongly 

 convex. 



3 (4). Pronotum more compressed laterally, san- 



guineous above, with the lateral lobes 

 green. Transverse fasciae of hind femora 

 sanguineous or violaceous. Hind tibiae 

 reddish. Elytra Avithout any trace of 

 fascias. (Uganda.) lb. picta, subsp. n. 



4 (3). Pronotum thicker, veith round black or 



violaceous-black dots on the upper sur- 

 face. Transverse fasciae of hind femora 

 black. Hind tibia greyish green. Elytra 

 ■with very faint and irregular oblique 

 fascijB. (Inner Congo ; Mashonalaud.). . Ic. si[/illata (Bol.). 



la. Bryophyma dehilis debilis (Karsch). 



1896. Ciivtacanthacris debilis, Karsch, Stett. Ent. Ztg. Ivii. p. 300. 

 no. 63. 



I have only a single specimen (S.M.) before me which 

 agrees perfectly well with the original description ; as it is 

 from Punda Melia, near Nairobi, Brit. E. Africa, and the 

 original type was from Zanzibar, I take it for the typical 

 snbspecies, distribnted over the country eastwards from 

 the lakes. Unfortunately, the specimen is discoloured by 

 preservation in spirit. 



lb. Bryopjhyma debilis picta., subsp. n. 



The specimens from Western Uganda are very distinctly 

 coloured and should be regarded as an independent sub- 

 species. Dimensions of the type ( $ ) are as follows : body 39 ; 

 pronotum 9 ; elytra 36 ; hind femur 20 mm. 



Geographical distribution. Described from 4^ ^ ^ and 

 3 $ ? from the following localities : Entebbe, Uganda, 

 2 c? J ? 1 $ (o»e male being the holotype) ; Kampala, 

 Uganda,! S '•> Tororo, Uganda, ] (^, 1 ? (all in 13. M.); 

 Uganda Occident., prov. Toro, environs de Fort Portal 

 (M.M.). 



