Xiphicera (zifisera)

[NL. (Latreille, xiphiplastral (zif-i-plas'tral), a. [ Acridiidæ, or forming a family Xiphiceridæ. They are very large strong gra hoppers with crested pronotum and ensiform antennæ. About 25 species have been described, mainly from South America. Others are found in Mexico, the West Indies, Australia, Java, China, and Corea. Also Xiphocera (Bur meister, 1838). Xiphiceridæ (zif-i-ser'i-dē), n. pl. [NL. (S. H. Scudder, as Xiphoceridæ ), maize. 2. In ic ichth., a genus of blennioid fishes: so called by Girard in 1859. Being preoccupied in entomology, the name has been changed to Xiphis ter (which see).