1*^8 CATALOGUE OF 



towards the lips ; several of the loiipitiidiiial veins forked. Hind wings 

 slightly coriaceous, alike in colour to the apical part of the fore wings; 

 anal area cinereous, membranous. Length of the body 12 lines; of the 

 wings 27 lines. 



a. Congo. 



15. Periplaneta juccnda. 



FcEm. Nigra, lati-fusiformix ; caput prolhoracem perpaullo superans ; 

 anlenncE n'uira, cnrpore non breviores ; prothorax margine antico 

 lateribusquc luleis nigro inclu.si-s, margine poslico perpnrum roiundato ; 

 lamina stipra-analis Integra; pedes breves, crassi, femoribiis piceis ; 

 alee anticee coriacecc, basi cornece, abdomen paullo syperanles, striga 

 subcostali liitea lata lanceolata ; alee poslicce picece, fere coriacece, 

 area anali cinerea membranacea. 



Female. Black, broad-fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending 

 very little beyond the prolhorax ; sockets of the antennas testaceous. Eyes 

 dark reddish, wide apart. Antennse black, as long as the body. Prothorax 

 much narrower in front, luteous along each side and in front, the luteous 

 hue narrower in front, bordered by an exterior slender black line; fore 

 border hardly truncated ; sides rounded, the fore part of the curve ex- 

 tending nearly to the hind border, which is very slightly rounded in the 

 middle. Supra-anal lamina of the abdomen entire. Cerci stout, lanceolate, 

 moderately long. Legs short, thick; femora piceous, with long stout 

 spines. Wings extending a little beyond the abdomen ; intermediate 

 longitudinal veins distinct. Fore wings black, coriaceous, corneous towards 

 the base, piceous towards the tips, with a broad lanceolate luieous sub- 

 costal streak which extends from the base to beyond one-third of the 

 length; divisions of the humeral vein forked. Hind wings piceous, nearly 

 coriaceous; three of the longitudinal veins forked; anal area cinereous, 

 membranous. Length of the body 15 lines; of the wings 30 lines. 

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16. Periplaneta stolida. 



Foem. Picea, fusiformis ; caput nigrum, prothoracem paullo superans, 

 margine anliro luteo ; prothorax fasciis duabus luleis deviis ulrinque 

 connexis, foveis duabus obliquis ; pedes Intei, rohusti ; alcB anticce 

 coriacecc, abdomen sal superantes, casta apiceque ferrugineis ; alee 

 posticcB saturate cinerea. 



Female. Piceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head black, extending 

 a little beyond the prothorax, luteous towards the mouth. Eyes black, 

 wide apart. Prothorax much narrower in front, with two irregular luteous 

 bands ; first band near the fore border, emitting a short streak towards the 

 second, with which it is connected on each side ; second near the hind 

 border ; an oblique furrow on each side ; sides rounded ; hind border hardly 

 roimded. Cerci flat, lanceolate. Legs luieous, stout; femora with strong 

 spines ; arolia moderately large. Wings extending somewhat beyond the 

 abdomeu. Fore wings coriaceous, ferruginous along the cosla and about 

 the tips; some of the longitudinal veins forked; intermediate longitudinal 

 veins distinct. Hind wings dark cinereous. Length of the body 11 lines ; 

 of the wings 22 lines. 



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