22 SJÖSTEDTS KILIMANDJARO-MERU EXPEDITION. 17: 2. 



1. Castaneous species. 



2. Tegmina not banded nor variegated with 

 paler colour. 



3. Pronotum not pale-bordered anteriorly. 

 4. Tegmina much shorter than the 

 body. 

 5. Sub-genital lamina of J poste- 



riorly truncate, angles acute . abbreviata Sauss. (Reunion). 

 5'. iSub-genital lamina of cT poste- 



riorly roiinded castanea sp. n. (E. Africa). 



4'. Tegmina not or searcely shorter 

 than the body. 



5. Larger, legs testaceons . . . madecassa »Sauss. (Madagascar). 

 5'. Smaller, legs castaneous . . . ovata sp. n. (E. Africa). 

 3'. Pronotum pale-bordered anteriorly . abyssinica Sauss. (Abyssinia). 

 2'. Tegmina banded or variegated with paler 



colour. _ 



3. Pronotum with diso rufous. 



4. Minute species perpulchra sp. n. (E. Africa). 



4'. Larger dimidiata Gerst. (E. Africa). 



3'. Pronotum with disc not rufous. 



4. Disc of pronotum with testaceous 



maculae variegata Schulth (E. Africa) 



= hoUentoia Sauss. (Delagoa Bay) 

 = transvaaliensis Kirby (Transvaal). 

 4'. Disc of pronotum concolorous . . bolivari Adel. (Gallaland). 

 r. Testaceous or ferruginous species. 



2. Pronotum with fuscous markings on disc. 

 3. Markings on disc of pronotum 



numerous inscripta Wlk. (Natal). 



3'. Markings on disc reduced to two ob- 



solescent vittae bimaculata sp. n. (E. Africa). 



2'. Pronotum without markings on disc. 



3. Supra-anal lamina of c? transverse . /errMgrmea Schulth (S.,W. & E. Africa). 

 3'. Supra-anal lamina of J* produced. 

 4. Opening of scent-glands at base of 



supra-anal lamina variabilis sp. n. (E. Africa). 



4'. Opening of scent-glands on 1^^ ab- 

 dominal tergite sjösiedti sp. n. (E. Africa). 



Blatta misella Stäl. from Natal is a species of Hololampra. 



