Gryllus (Phyllopterus) Myrtifolius. Thorace subtetragono, lævi; alis deflexis elytris longioribus, oviductu brevissimo recurvo. (Expans. tegm. 1 unc. 6 lin. Alar. 2 unc.)
Syn. Gryllus Myrtifolius, Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 2. 696. 18. Fabr. Ent. Syst. 2. p. 34. De Geer Mem. vol. 2. pl. 41. f. 2. Stoll. Sauter. pl. a. 5. fig. 16. Serville Revis. Orth. p. 45.
Habitat: New York (Drury). America (Fabr. &c.).
Antennæ small and filiform. Head dusky yellow. Thorax and abdomen brown, but when the insect was living were probably green; the former has a yellow stripe on each side. Tegmina green, and narrowing towards the tips. Wings thin, transparent, and of a greenish hue. Legs green; the hinder ones being very long, with the tibiæ spined.
LOCUSTA (RUTIDODERES) CENTURIO.
Plate [XLI]. fig. 3.
Order: Orthoptera. Section: Saltatoria. Family: Gryllidæ (Locustaires, Latr. &c.)
Genus. Locusta. Gryllus (Locusta), Linn. Acrydium, Latr. Subgenus: Rutidoderes, Westw.
Locusta (Rutidoderes) Centurio. Pallidè olivaceo-fulvescens, elytris nigro numerosè punctatis, alis sanguineis margine nigro et interno nigro tesselatis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc. 3 lin.)
Syn. Gryllus Centurio, Drury, App. vol. 2.