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Family 4, ACRIDULE. 



19. Odontura punctaiissima, Bose. An apterous species found on trees in 

 the autumn. 



20. Meconema varia, Fab. Common on trees in the autumn. 



21. Xiphidium dorsale, Latr. Common at Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight, 

 and other places in the South of England, also in Yorkshire. 



22. X,fuscum, Eab. This has been erroneously given as British. It may 

 be known by its complete second wings. 



23. Phaneroptera falcata, Scop. A single specimen of this conspicuous and 

 beautiful species was captured by P. B. Mason, Esq., near the little fish- 

 ing village of Porthgwarra, on the West coast of Cornwall, in Septem- 

 ber, 1881. 



24. Phasgonura viridissima, Linn. Green Locust. The females of this 

 family differ from those of the true locust, by having a sword at the ex- 

 tremity of the abdomen. 



25. Decticus verrucivorus 3 Linn. A rare and very local species taken near 

 Piochester, in Kent, by Professor Henslowe, in August, 1825, and by 

 my father in the New Forest, on August 3rd, 1844. 



26. B. Bingleii, Dale. A very rare species figured by Curtis in his " British 

 Entomology." My female was taken by the side of a barley field, at 

 Christchurch, Hampshire, on July 30th, 1818, and a male at the same 

 place the following August. 



27. D. grisea, Fab. Common on the coast amongst Ononis or rest harrow. 



28. Platycleis brevipennis, Charp. 



Microptcrex Bceselii, Steph. Of this species Mr. J. F. Stephen's writes, 

 " This species appear to be very rare in this country. I have hitherto 

 seen, so far as I remember, two examples only, which are in my own 

 collection, and were found in the vicinity of the Metropolis, in the 

 autumn, I believe at Hampstead." There is also a specimen in the col- 

 lection of P. B. Mason, Esq., unfortunately with no ticket of locality. 



29. P, Irachyptera, Linn. Not rare on heaths. 



30. Acrida cinerea, Linn. Not a rare species. 



Thamnotrizon apterum 3 Charp. 



31. MyremecGphila acervorum, Panz. Included by the Rev. F. 0. Morris, 

 in his " Catalogue of British Insects," but, I believe, erroneously. 



Family 5. LOCUSTID^E. 



32. Pezotettix pedestris, Linn. Not rare in the South of England. Adult 

 specimens may be known from those of the next genus by the shortness 

 of both the elytra and wings. 



