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appearance when viewed froni the side. It is probable that the genus Blatia will 

 have to be further subdivided, Orientalin L., conciHua Haan, and assiniensis Boi,. to 

 take three exainples, do not a]ipear to be congeneric. 



Gen. Faraiiietliaiia nov. 



Differs from Darylaca ' Stäl in the size of the second pulvilhis of the posterior 

 tarsi which covers the whole second Joint, and differs froni Methana Stal in the 

 reduction of the tegmina and wings which do not extend beyond the fifth abdominal 

 tergito. 'I'hird antennal Joint nearly three tinies as long as the second. 



Faranu'thaiiii robiistii sp. n. 



(PI. i. fis. 7.) 



?. Dark castaneous, nitid, broadly elliiitical. Head castaneous, clypeus and 

 niouth-parts rufo-testaceous, eyes less remote than antennal sockets, antennae fuscous, 

 except the two basal joints which are rnfo-testaceous ; Vertex of head not covered 

 by pronotuni. Pronotum broad, trapezoidal, sides deflexed, posterior niargin siniiate, 

 castaneous with a central rufo-castaneous mark, or rufo-castaneous with darker 

 castaneous marks. Tegmina short and broad, overlapping considerably, semi-corneous, 

 veins well-marked, mediastinal vein bifurcate, 9 costals, the last three ramose, anal 

 vein deeply impressed, reaching sutural margin at a point one-third from apex. 

 Wings a little shorter than tegmina. flavo-hyaline, apex slightly infuscated. Abdomen 

 piceous above, castaneous below, posterior angles of penultimate tergite strongly pro- 

 duced, its posterior margin slightly produced, sinuate ; supra-anal lamina produced, tri- 

 angulär, apex emarginate and deeply cleft. Cerci long, subacuminate, of thirteen joints. 

 Legs rufo-castaneous, front femora with a complete row of spines on anterior margin 

 beneath; tibial spines in three rows; posterior metatarsus exceeding remaining joints 

 in length, bi-spinulose beneath, pulvilli of remaining joints large occupying the whole 

 extent of the under surface of the joints. Total length 23 mm.; length of tegmina 

 13 mm.; pronotum 7 mm. x 10,i mm. 



Lower Meru (November); 4 ??. 



Gen. Blatta L. 



Blatta propiiiqua sp. n. 



AUied to B. flavilatera Sauss. but tegmina in both sexes sub-lobiform. 

 o'. Dark castaneous. Head with clypeus flavid, ocelli not visible, antennae 

 rufo-castaneous. Pronotum with a broad semicircular band of rufous on each lateral 



' The type of tlic genus J)oiijlafii is hriniiteri Stäl. a specics closely allied to /laricincfa Haan; botli 

 species arc rharacterizod by peculini- iiiaxillary paljii auil liy the small size of the seeoiul pulvillus of the posterior 

 tarsi; tliese are gooil geiierif characters. In liiol. t'entr. Amer. Ortli. I. p. 69. 1S93, ile Saussure and Zeiintxek 

 re-detiue the genus JJori/laen and transfer to it tlie apterous species rhomhifoUa Stoll. which is certaiuly not 

 congeneric witli flaiirincfu Haan and hnniiicri StAi.. This procedure is quite unneccssary. rhomhifoUa is a 

 characteristic species of the genus Stiilopyyit. no useful purpose is served liy fon-ini;- it intn a genns that already 

 inchides two species niarkod by dittVrcnt generic cliaracters. 



