BLATTARLF,. 85 



4. Ellipsidium aubantium. 



aiirantium, Sauss. Rev. Zool. xvi. 312 — Blatta variegata? Fahr. Ent. Syst- 

 ii. 10. 



Australia. 



5. Ellipsidium scbcinctum. 



Mas. Nigrum, elliplicum ; antennce sal vatidce, apices versus lulece ; 

 prothtirax fascia poslica arcnata lutea, lateribus valde rotundatis 

 perparum rejlexis, margine exteriore suhrolundalo; pedes rohusii ; 

 alcB posliccE nigricantes, 



Male. Black, elliptical, smooth, shining. Head broad, extending very 

 little beyond the prothorax. Eyes very wide apart. Antennae rather stout, 

 luteous towards the tips, as long as the body. Prothorax slightly dilated, 

 with a luteous band, which extends from the middle of each side along the 

 hind border; fore border hardly truncated; sides much rounded, very 

 slightly reflexed ; hind border very slightly rounded. Cerci lanceolate, 

 rather long. Legs stout; fen)ora with moderately long spines. Wings 

 extending much beyond the abdomen. Hind wings blackish. Length of 

 the body 4 lines; of the wings 9 lines. 



a, b. China. From Mr. Vigors' collection. 

 c. Cambodia. From M. Mouhot's collection. 



Sect. 2. Sauss. II. N. M. iii. 1 19. 



6. ElLIPSIDIUM HEyDENlANUM. 



Heydenianum, Sauss. Rev. Zool. xvi.j^313; Hist. Nat. Mex. iii. 119. 



Brazil. 



Sect. 3. 



7. Ellipsidium ventbale. 



Foem. Nigrum; vertex lividus, nigra bimaculalus ; antennce alba cincta, 

 dimidio basali incrassato piloso ; prothorax lividus, nigro bistrigalus, 

 lateribus vix rejlexis, margine postico perparum rotundato ; venter 

 testaceus ; cerci lividi ; femora sublus pallida ; alee anlicte nigri- 

 cante lividce, slriga basali strigaque transversa antemedia nigris ; alee 

 posticcB nigricantes. 



Female. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending rather 

 beyond the prothorax; vertex livid; a black spot on each side of the hind 

 border. Eyes livid, wide apart. Antennae incrassated and pilose along 

 the basal half, beyond which they are white. Prothorax livid ; a broad 

 black streak on each side of the disk, rounded on the outer side ; fore border 

 truncated; sides and hind border very slightly rounded, the former hardly 

 reflexed. Abdomen testaceous beneath. Cerci livid. Legs slender; 

 femora beneath and trochanters livid ; femora with a few spines. Wings 

 extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings blackish livid ; a black 

 streak across the tip of the humeral area ; humeral trunk black; costa 

 somewhat rounded. Hind wings blackish. Length of the body 4 lines; 

 of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



