104 CATALOG UR OF 



a slpiifler white liordtv on each side, entire at the tip ; hind borders of the 

 ventral segments white. Ceroi testaceous, long. Legs testaceous. Fore 

 win^s piceons ; costa whitish towards the base. Hind wings blackish 

 cinereous. Length of the body .3 lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



a. Australia. Presented by the Haslar Hospital. 



79. BlATTA CISTELtNA. 



Foem. Teslacea, glabra^ nitenn, minima ; caput protJioracem pprpaullo 

 superuns ; oculi nigri, invicem remoli ; prolhorax impressus, laterihus 

 pellucidis di/alatis ; pedes validi ; aim anticce area cositali diaphana 

 lata, venis albidis ; alee postico: hyalinte. 



Female. Testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending 

 very little beyond the prothorax. Eyes black, wide apart. Prothorax 

 with a few slight impressions; sides pellucid, dilated, rounded; hind 

 border straight. Legs stout ; femora setose. Wings extending much 

 beyond the abdomen ; veins pale. Fore wings with a broad pellucid costal 

 area, of which the exteri(U' part lias irregular transverse sectors; discoidal 

 area with numerous transverse sectors; anal furrow slight. Length of the 

 body 2 lines; of the wings 5 lines. 



a. Rio Janeiro. From the Entomological Society's collection. 



b. Bahia. From the Entomological Society's collection. 



80. Blatta macropteka. 



Fcem. Fulra, grarilis, glabra, vilens ; caput prolhoracem pi'rpaullo 

 superuns; antenna nifpa, rohnstfp, basi lutece. ; prothorax bifoveo- 

 latus, margine pnslicn subroliuidalo ; pedes sat graciles ; alee anticie 

 longte, costa fere recta; ala posticee cinereee. 

 Female. Tawny, fusiform, slender, smooth, shining. Head extend- 

 ing very little beyond the prothorax. Eyes black, wide apart. Antennfe 

 l)lack, stout, luteiuis at the base. Prothorax wiih a slight oblique impression 

 on each side ; sides rounded, not dilated nor hyaline ; bind border slightly 

 rounded. Cerci long, linear. Legs ruther slender; femora with slender 

 spines. Wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings with 

 sliglitlv elevated veins ; costa nearly straight; anal fiiriow slight; some of 

 the exterior costal veins forked; transverse sectors numerous. Hind wings 

 cinereous. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



This species perhaps does not belong to the genus Blatta. It has 

 some affinity to Ischnoptcra. 

 a. Natal. Presented by the Rev. H. .Methuen. 



81. Bl.vtta partita. 



Mas. Nigra ; caput prothoracem sat superans, anticejlavo himaculatum ; 

 palpo testacei, apice nigri; prothorax testaceus, disco piceo quadri- 

 parlito, lateribus rolundatis subrejicxis ; venter basi pedesque teslacei ; 

 ul<e picea, abdomen longe superantes ; alee anticce costa fulva basi 

 pallide Jiava, trunco humerali nigro. 



