ORTHOPTERA 



FAM. LOCUSTIM 



SUBFAM. MECONEMIN^, PHYLLOPHORIN^, TYMPANOPHORIN/E, 

 PHASGONURINiE, PHASMODINLE, BRADYPORIN^E 



by A. N. CAUDELL 



WITH 2 COLOURED PLATES 



SUBFAM. MECONEMIN/E 



Vhe Subfamily Meconeminse comprises small light green insects, esentially arboreal in 

 ^ their habits. They occur in Europe, Asia and Africa and represent less than a dozen 



described genera. The European forms, belonging to the genera Meconema and Cyrtaspis, 

 have been treated of quite recently by Dr. Burr i). The general characteristics of the 

 group are as follows : 



Antennae inserted between the eyes. Presternum unarmed. Tarsi depressed, four-jointed, the 

 first and second segments longitudinally silcate laterally; fore tibiae unarmed apically above, the 

 foramina typically open ; posterior tibiae with an apical spine above on each side. Organs of flight 

 variously developed, some forms being apterous, others fully winged and still others with the wings 

 and elytra more or less abortive; the tympanii, even in fully winged forms, is rarely well developed as 

 is usual in the Locustidee. 



The genera comprising this small subfamily ma}' be separated b) r the following table : 



TABLE OF GENERA OF MECONEMIN/E 



i. Elytra much abbreviated and concealed by the pronolum or wanting; wings 



wanting 2. 



— Elytra fully developed, or abbreviated ; wings present 3. 



1) Entomological Record, Vol- 18, p. 256 (1906). 



