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Show 1892.] THE ORTHOPTERA OF THE ISLAND OF ST. VINCENT. 213 Cerci 3 fire toti absconditi, apice obtuso. Lamina subgenitalis 3 elongata, apice emarginata, stylis longis instructa. Lamina subgenitalis 2 trigonalis, apice triangulariter excisa. Ovipositor latus, margine- superiore subrecto, inferiore incurvo, dimidia parte apicali superne subtusqite castanea. 3 2 • 6 $- Long, corpor 42 millim. 42 millim. „ pronot 10'2 ,, 11*6 „ „ elytror 41*5 „ 49*3 „ „ fern. post... 23-8 „ 29*6 „ „ ovipos. .... - 23 „ Patria: St. Vincent, windward side, usque ad 1500'.-Specimina numerosiora.-Frequenter occurrit in silvis et locis umbrosis, die in foliis latis crispis. Hsec species valde distincta est femoribus omnibus extus transverse nigro-striolatis. Near the sea-level to 1500 feet. The species is pretty common in forest and shady places, secreting itself during the day in large curled leaves. Colours do not change much in drying.-H. H. S. Genus CYRTOPHYLLUS, Burm. 1. C CREPITANS, Redt. (n. sp.). (Plate XVII. fig. 14, a, b, c.) Statura robusta. Flavo-viridis. Pronotum in parte posteriore carinis laterdlibus distinctis. Elytra latissima, valde convexa, margine antico albido, basi interdum purpureo-maculato, margine postico valde rotundato, semicirculum formante; vena radialis fere tota cum vena subcostali unita, valdeftexuosa, postice ramos 4 obliquos, parallelos emittens. Campus anticus elytrorum latus, venis parcdlelis regularibus numerosis; campus posticus venis transversis regulariter dispositis. Speculum, 3 ovoideum, campus analis in 3 brevis, parum longior quam latior, in $ cluplo longior quam latior. Alee hyalince. Femora antica intus spinis 6, extus 1 instructa, femora intermedia extus spinis 6, postica extus circiter 11 armata. Lobi geniculares omnes breviter spinosi. Segmentum anale 3 apice in lobum productum, apice ipso dilatatum et truncato-emargi-natum. Cerci 3 simplices, cylindrici, obtusi, et apice hamo instructi. Lamina subgenitalis 3 longitudinaliter cristata, apice profunde excisa, stylis longis et supra eorum basin dente parvo apicali instructa. Lamina subgenitalis $ apice profunde rotundato-excisa. Ovipositor longus, sensim acuminatus et incurvus, apice ferrugineo vel olivaceo. 3 2 • 3 Long, corpor 40-42 millim. ,, pronot. .... 8*6 ,, elytror 43 „ fern. post... 27 „ ovipos - Latit. elytror 26 "5 dlim . 40-42 millim. 9-3 46-8 32-5 24 24 |
