REVUE SUISSE DE ZOOLOGIE 51 3 



Tome 41, n° 33. — Octobre 1934. 



Prof. Dr. E. HANDSCHIN 

 Studienreise auf den Sundainseln und in Nordaustralien 



1930-1932. 



On a collection of Acrididae 

 (Orthoptera) from Australia and some 

 Indo-malavan islands 



C. WILLEMSE 



Eygelshoven (Holland). 



With 1 figure. 



The small collection brought back by Prof. Handschin from his 

 stay in the Lesser Sunda Islands and Northern Australia contains 

 a séries of interesting gênera and species. It proofs, that our 

 knowledge about the Acrididae of thèse countries is still very 

 incomplète and that every collection forms a welcome contribution 

 to systematical and zoogeographical study. The new species from 

 Australia are studied by Prof. Sjostedt and described in the 

 annexed article (p. 521). 



I. Subfam. Eumastacinae. 



Erucius apicalis Westwood. 



Localities: Java: Goenoeng Pantjar. Aug. 1931. 1 Lake of 

 Tjigombong. Dec. 1930. 2 <?<?. 



Erucius (Curieus) tennis Br. v. Wattenwyl. 



Localities: Java: Salak, 1000 m. Dec. 1930. 2 3 $$. 

 Tjibodas-Gedeh. 1400-1600 m. Aug. 1931. 1 & 1 $. 



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