138 DE, J. E. T. AITCHISON ON THE ZOOLOGY OP 



Blattid^. 



1. POLYPHAGA (?), Sp. 



Four species of a very broad apterous form, possibly belonging to a new genus, but 

 whicb it would be unadvisable to describe at present. 

 Hab. Collected in the Badgbis and Hari-rud valley. 



[These were seen usually on sandy soil where camels had been resting for the night, 

 moving about amongst the dung. — J. E. T. A.] 



Mantid^. 

 Ebemiaphilin^. 



2. Eremiaphila arabica. 



Eremiaphila arabica, Sauss. Mem. Geneve, xsi. p. 254, pi. vii. fig. 56 (1871). 

 This desert genus is represented by a specimen of one of the most widely-ranging 

 species, which extends to the frontiers of India. 



Hub. Collected between Quetta and Khusan, along the route of march. 



Mantin^. 



3. poltspilota striata. 



Mantis striata, Stoll, Spectres, pi. xi. fig. 41 (1813). 



A single damaged specimen belonging to this or to a closely allied species. M. striata 

 occurs throughout Tropical Africa and its islands, and is also said to have been taken in 

 Borneo. 



Hab. Collected in the Hari-rud valley. 



4. HiERODULA R0BUSTA(?). 



Hierodula rohusta, Sauss. Mem. Geneve, xsi. p. 73, pi. vi. fig. 53 (1871). 



A single bleached specimen, agreeing with Saussure's figure in the shape of the 

 prothorax. Saussure obtained his type from the East Indies, without specifying any 

 exact locality. 



5. Mantis religiosus. 



Gryllus (Mantis) religiosus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 426. u. 6 (1758). 



Two specimens. Common throughout S. Europe, N. Africa, and W. Asia. 



Empusin^. 



6. (Blepharis) mendica. 



Mantis mendica, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 275. n. 7 (1775). 



An immature specimen of this widely distributed species, already known to extend 

 from the Canaries to Syria. The generic name is preoccupied in Pisces (Cuv. 1817), and 

 should be replaced by some other. 



