Deinacrida parva. sp. nov.

Male.—Body rounded above, somewhat compressed on the sides. Head slightly punctured on the vertex; thoracic shield more distinctly punctured; of the ten dorsal segments behind it, the two first have a slightly roughened surface, and the six abdominal ones are distinctly emarginate in the middle, with almost imperceptibly raised edges. Legs somewhat shorter in proportion than in D. heteracantha. Labial and maxillary palpi clavate at the tips. Cerci minute. Four anterior femora free from spines. Tibiæ quadrangular, both the inner edges armed with sharp spines. Hind femora similarly armed; hind tibiæ broader behind than on the sides, and furnished with sharp spines coming out alternately; their posterior edges also armed with minute spurs. General colour ochre-yellow; the thoracic shield dull reddish-brown, and the abdomen beneath darker. Length of the body, without appendages, 1.1; hind femora, 0.75; hind tibiæ, 0.75; tarsus and claws, 0.30.

Hab. South Island.