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-genita] lamina of cT poste- 



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

 5'. Sub-genital lamina of J" poste- 



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



4'. Tegmina not or scarcely shorter 

 than the body. 



5. Larger, legs testaceous . . . 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 pal er 

 colour. 

 3. Pronotum with disc rufous. 



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



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



3'. Pronotum with disc not rufous. 



4. Disc of pronotum with testaceous 



maculae variegata Schultii (E. Africa) 



= Iwttentota 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 bimacidata sp. n. (E. Africa). 



2'. Pronotum without markings on disc. 



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

 3'. Supra-anal lamina of cT produced. 

 4. Opening of scent-glands at base of 



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



4'. Opening of scent-glands on 7*'^ ab- 

 dominal tergite sjösiedti sp. n. (E. x^frica). 



Blatta tnisella Stäl. from Natal is a species of Hololampm. 



