468 CATALOGUE OF 



ADDITIONAL SPECIES OF THE PRECEDING FAMILIES 



DERMAPTERA SALTATORIA. 



Fara. GRYLLID^. 



Genus MELOIMORPHA. 



FcBTn. Corpus gnicile, glabium, nitens, ex parte subtilissime puncta- 

 tum. Caput prothorace paiillo angustius, antice transverse sulcatum. 

 Oculi pyriformes, prominuli. Palpi niaxillares longi, graciles ; articulus 

 4us ;jo vix brevior; 5us clavatus, oblique truncatus, 3o paullo longior. 

 AiUennaB longissimse, giacillima;. Prulhorax transverse arcuatim sulcatus, 

 laleribus valde rotundalis. Mesosleruuui at metasternum incisa. Ccrci 

 setacei, setosi, abdomine iiiulto longiores. Oviductus rectus, gracilis, ab- 

 domiiie longior. Pedes graciles; femora inerniia ; tibia quatuor anteriores 

 apice unispinosEe; tibia3 postics subserratae, biseriatim quadrispinosae, 

 spinis quatuor apicalibus una bmgissima. Alae anticae coriaceae, abdomen 

 non superanles. Ala posticse nuUas. 



Female. Body slender, mostly smooth and shining, here and there 

 extremely minutely punctured. Head a little narrower than the prothorax, 

 transversely furrowed between the front and die face. Eyes pear-shaped, 

 promiiieul. i\Iaxillary palpi long, slender; fourth joint hardly shorter 

 ihan the third; fifth clavale, ol)liquely truncated, a little longer than 

 the ihirdi Labial palpi rather short, of the usual structure. Antennas 

 very slender, about ihrice the Icuglh of the body; first joint incrassated. 

 Prolhorax with a distinct transverse curved furrow; fore border straight; 

 sides much rounded; hind border slightly rounded. Mesusleruum and 

 meiasternum notched. Cerci slender, setose, setaceous, much longer than 

 the abdomen. Oviduct strai<iht, slender, longer than the abdomen. Legs 

 slender, moderately lon^' ; femora unarmed; hind femora incrassated, 

 except towards the tips; four anterior tibice with an apical spine; hind 

 tibiae minutely serrated, with two slender spines on each side towards the 

 tips, and with four apical spines, of which one is very long; tarsi setulosce; 

 fust joint very long, with two apical spines in the hind tarsi. Fore wings 

 coriaceous, extending to the tip of the abdomen : veins strongly marked ; 

 scapular and mediastinal veins i)arallel to each other in Ironl of the scapular, 

 oblique, irregular, with a few transverse veinlels; veins behind the 

 mediastinal oblique, parallel to each other. Hind wings obsolete. 



This genus has a very peculiar structure; it seems to be most allied 

 to Scleropterns. 



