4 ORTHOPTERA 



fragiles, punctis nodulosis fuscis signatse. Margines interni scrobum antennarum elevati. Oculi globosi, 

 prominuli. Pronotum sulcatum, antice rotundato-truncatum, postice rotundato-productum ; sinu 

 humerali nullo. Elytra abdomine parum breviora, venis valde alevatis, tympano sublaevi, sub pronoto 

 abscondito, instructa. Alse valde abbreviatas. Coxa? anticae spina armatae. Femora omnia subtus sulcata, 

 inermia. Tibiae anticae utrinque tympano aperto, supra teretes, subtus, intus extusque 4-spinosae, spinis 

 apicalibus aegre distinguendis. Tarsi breves, articulis binis prioribus latere sulcatis. Prosternum muti- 

 cum. Mesosternum transversum, laeve. Lamina subgenitalis postice valde attenuata, excisa ; stylis 

 breves. Ovipositor falcatus, sensim acuminatus. Cerci o* magni, apice acute spinosi, intus basi proces- 

 sibus instructi quorum internus apice ampliatus et denticulatus. » 



Type. — Niceplwra trigonidioides , Bolivar. 



Geographical distribution of species. — India. 



1. N. mazerani, Bolivar, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. Vol. 68, p. 771, 773, pi. n, Madura. 



f. 16, (1900). 



2. N. mirabilis, Bolivar, ibidem, p. 771, 773 (1900) Madura. 



3. N. subulata, Bolivar, ibidem, p. 771, 772, pi. n, f. 16, 16a (igoo). — S. India. 



Plate 2, Fig. 3. 



4. N. trigonidoides , Bolivar, ibidem, p. 1 771, pi. 11, f. 14(1900). — Plate 2, S. India. 



Fig. 6. 



5. Genus MECONEMA, Serville 



Meconema. Serville, Ann. Sc. Nat. Vol. 22, p. i5j (iS3i) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Orth. Vol. 2, p. 370 (1906). 



Characters. — Anterior tibiae with the foramina open. Pronotum but little produced posteriorly, 

 the hind border rounded; humeral sinus absent or but little developed. Organs of flight present, the 

 elytra usually completely developed, always projecting well beyond the pronotal disk. Ovipositor smooth, 

 approximately as long as the posterior femora. 



Type. — Locusta varia, Fabricius. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Europe, Japan. 



1. M. meridionals, Costa, Faun. Xap. Orth. Loc. p. 14, pi. 10, f. 2, 3 (i860) France, Italy, Spain. 



{Meconema); Kirby, Syn. Cat. Orth. Vol. 2, p. 371 (1906). — 

 Plate 2, Fig. 5. 



brevipennis, Yersin, Ann. Soc. Ent. France (3), Vol. 8. p. 519, pi. 10, f. 7-9 

 (i860); Kirby, Syn. Cat. Orth. Vol. 2, p. 371 (1906). 



2. M. subpunctatum, Motschulsky, Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou (1), Vol. 29, p. 181 Japan. 



(1866); Kirby, Syn. Cat. Orth. Vol. 2. p. 371 (1906). 



3. M. thalassina, De Geer, Mem. Ins. Vol. 3, p. 433 (1771) (Locusta); Europe. 



Borck, Skand. Ratv. Ins. p. 62 (1900) (Meconema); Kirby, Syn. 

 Cat. Orth. Vol. 2. p. 371 (1906). — Plate I, Fig. 11.2 



varia, Fabricius, Ent. p. 287 (1775) (Locusta). 



arbortus, Fuessley, Verz. Schweiz. Ins. p. 23 (1775) (Gryllus). 



viridissimus minor, Sulzer, Gesch. Ins. p. 83, pi. 8, f. 9 1,1776) (Gryllus 



Tettigonia). 

 falcatus, Schrank, Enum. Ins. Austral, p. 245 (1781) (Gryllus). 

 nana, Stoll, Spectres Saut. p. 28, pi. i3rf. f. 55 (i8i3) (Gryllus Tettigonia). 



6. Genus CYRTASPIS, Fischer von Waldheim 



Cyrtaspis. Fischer von Waldheim, Orth. Europ. p. 235 (i853); Kirby, Syn. Cat. Orth. Vol. 2, 

 p 372 (1906). 



