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GrYLLACRIS LONGIUSCULA. 



Foem. Testacea, gracilis, fere cylindrica ; caput longiusculum, prothorace 

 paullo [alius, piceo unimaculalum ; oculi ovati, subprotninuli ; ovi- 

 duclus piceus, fere rectus, abdomini aquitonc/us ; cerci selacei, setosi ; 

 pedes robusti, breviusculi, tibiis qualuor anterioribus femoribusq ue 

 inermibus, tibiis posticis biseriatim spinosis ; ala anticce confertini 

 reticulatce, abdomen non superanles ; alee posticce diap/iance, paullo 

 tontjiores. 



Female. Testaceous, slender, smooth, shining, nearly cyliiulrical. 

 Head slightly elongate, a little broader than the fore border of the pro- 

 thorax, with a piceoLis spot between the eyes including the ocelli; front 

 short, with a transverse furrow. Eyes oval, slightly prominent. Antennae 

 very slender, more than twice the length of the body. Prolhorax slightly 

 elongate, with a slight longitudinal furrow and a slight transverse furrow; 

 fore border, sides and hind border nearly straight. Metasiernum oval, with 

 elevated sides. Oviduct piceous, nearly straight, as long as the abdomen. 

 Cerci setaceous, furnished with long bristles, much shorter than the ovi- 

 duct. Legs stout, rather short; femora and four anterior tibice unarmed; 

 hind tibia; above with two rows of slout spines, of which some are much 

 longer than others. Fore wings minutely reticulated, extending to the tip 

 of the abdomen. Hind wings pellucid, a little longer than the fore wings ; 

 veins pale testaceous. Length of the body 18 lines ; expansion of the fore 

 wings 28 lines. 



a. Isle of Pines. Presented by the Admiralty. 



Gryllacris? reducta. 



Mas. Fulvus, gracilis ; caput breve, valde convexum ; oculi elliplici, 

 valde prominuli; prolhorax marginatus, margine anlico convexa, 

 laleribus maryineque poslico fere reciis ; cerci lanceolali, setosi, 

 arcuali, breves; pedes robusti, setosi, femoribus posticis uniseriatim 

 spinosis, tibiis qiiatuor anterioribus spinis longis biseriatim armatis, 

 tibiis posticis biseriatim spinulosis; alee diaphance, tcstaceo venosce ; 

 aim anticce abdomen longissime superanles, alis posticis paullo 

 breviores. 



Male. Testaceous, slender, nearly cylindrical. Head a little broader 

 than the prothorax ; fore part shining, with an irregular black band. Eyes 

 oval, rather large, slightly prominent. Prothorax slightly elongate, with 

 an irregular black stripe on each side; a slight longitudinal furrow and a 

 slight transverse curved furrow; fore border, sides and hind border nearly 

 straight. Legs short, stout; femora and four anterior tibis unarmed; hind 

 tibise above serrated and with a row of long spines on each side. Fore 

 wings extending very much beyond the abdomen, a little shorter than the 

 hind wings, which are cinereous and have testaceous veins. Length of the 

 body 6 lines; expansion of the fore wings 16 lines. 



a. Madagascar. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer's collection. 



