NO. 1363. EARWIGS AND COCKROACHEFi-REHN. ' 551 



tion.s con.sidora])ly depressed, 'reomina elongate, eonsiderabl}- excecd- 

 iiio- the tip of the abdomen; costal margin broadly arcuate, apex 

 daniao-ed; basal held rather elong-atc, almost equaling the anal tield 

 in length, subcoriaceous; anal sulcus rather evenly' arcuate. .Supra- 

 anal plate strongly produced, bilobate, apex of the lobes nuich nearer 

 the internal than the external margin, fissure between the lobes V-shaped 

 and moderately deep. Cerci elongate, nai-row, subequal, apicall}' 

 acuminate, slightl^^ depressed. Subgenital plate broad; median por- 

 tion subtruncate, with two slight rounded lobes centrally, cereal 

 emarginations slight. Anterior femora with three to five spines on 

 the anterior margin, two of which are apical, the others median, pos- 

 terior margin with four or five spines, one of which is apical, no 

 genicular spine; tibia> two-thirds the length of the femora; tarsal joints 

 almost equal to the femora in length, metatarsi not more than three- 

 fifths the length of the terminal joint. Median femora bearing three 

 or four spines on the median and distal sections of the anterior margin, 

 posterior margin with five spines, the apical one small, genicular spine 

 short; tibiffi equal to the femora in length; tarsi ecjual to the tibiie or 

 femora in length, metatarsi slight!}^ longer than the terminal joint. 

 Posterior femora with four subequal spines on the anterior margin, 

 posterior margin with four spines, none of which are apical, genicular 

 spine about equal to the other femoral spines in size; tibijB one and 

 two-thirds the length of the femora; tarsi equal to the femora in length, 

 metatarsi exceeding the remaining joints in length, lower surface 

 bearing two longitudinal, subcontiguous rows of minute teeth; pul- 

 villi triangular and apical; arolia triangular and of medium size. 



General color, dark vinaceous. Head and under surface, dull ochra- 

 ceous brown; tibiae and tarsi of the posterior limbs of the general tint, 

 the larger spines with a pale median annulils. Eyes dull umber; 

 antennte pale red-brown. Pronotum minutely punctate with blackish 

 brown, also with a few clouded irregular })lotches of red-brown along 

 the posterior margins. 



MEASUREMENTS. 



mm. 



Length of body 49. 6 



Lengtli of pronotum 11.1 



Greates^t width of pronotum 15. 5 



Length of tegmina -16+ 



Greatest width of tegmina 1-1. 9 



Genus RHICNODA Brunner. 

 1893. RIncnoda'&RXrss-ER, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. (icnova, XXXITI, p. ;^0. 



Included species, B. rugosa and li. sjnnnlosa Brunner. Of these, 

 riiyosa may be selected as the type. 



