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G R Y L L U S P E R S P I C I L L A T U S .
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R .
Thorax deflexed. Win g cafes concave, green : a procefs at the bafe o f each that fold one over the other j
the lower one tranfparent, or glafly : upper one coriaceous.
L o c u s t a PERSPiciLLATA : t h o i a c e deflexo, e ly tr i s c o n c a v is v i r id ib u s : bali o c e llo dorfali feneftrato.
Fah. Ent. Syji. 2. p . 36. 10.
Fabricius erroneoully deferibes this as a native o f America. I t is not figured elfewherc.
G R Y L L U S F L A V I C O R N I S .
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S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R .
Upper part of the thorax carlnated or keeled, green, without fpots. Bafe o f the wings red. Pofterior
thighs red, with yellow teeth.
G r y l l u s f l a v i c o k n i s : thorace fubcarinato viridis elytris immaculatis, alis bafi rufis, tibiis pofticis
fanguineis flavo ferratis. Fab. Ent. Sy/i. T. 2. p . 52. 23.
Defcribed by Fabricius; but not figured. I t is abundant in China.
G R Y L L U S M O R B I L L O S U S.
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S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R .
Thorax ftjuare, warted, bright red. Wing cafes fufcous, with white fpots. Wings red.
G r y l l u s m o r b il l o s u s : thorace quadrato verrucofo rubro, elytris fufcis albo punftatis, alis rufis.
Li?m. Sy/i. Nat. 2. 7OO. 38.
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The Gryllus morblllofus appears in the early addition o f the Sy/lam N a u ru ,, and the works o f Koefel,
as an Indian fpecies : Mr. Drury affures us he has received It feveral times from China. Another fort is