BLATTARIJE. l29 ' 



17. Periplaneta apicalis, 



Fcem. Testacea,fusiformis; caput prolhoracem vix superans ; prothorax 

 lateribus perparum re/lexis, margine poslico subrotundalo ; abdomen 

 pallide Jluvescens, apice testaceuin ; cerci longi, gracil.es ; pedes 

 longiusculi ; aim anticcB abdomen longe svperantes ; alee posticce 

 pallide cinerece,paullo breviores, pallida venosce, apice tesiacca. 



Female. Testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining, paler beneath. Head 

 hardly extendinp; beyond the prothorax. Eyes black, moderately wide 

 apart. Prothorax narrower in front, where it is rounded and very slightly 

 truncated; sides very slightly reflexed, curved near the hind border, which 

 is slightly rounded. Abdomen pale yellowish, testaceous at the tip. Cerci 

 long, blender. Legs eloujiate, moderately stout. Wings extending much 

 beyond the abdomen. Fore wings rather longer than the hind wings ; 

 divisions of the humeral vein forked; longitudinal veins not forked; trans- 

 verse sectors numerous. Hind wings pale cinereous, testaceous along the 

 costa and about the tips; veins pale testaceous; intercalated triangle rather 

 large. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



a. Australia. Presented by Sir G. Grey. 



Stylopyga, Fischer. 



Div. 2. Sauss. H. N. M. iii. 73. 



18. PeRIPLANETA OKIENTALiSk 



Deg. Ins, iii. pi. 25, f. 1—7. Sulz. Hist. Ins. pi. 8, f. 2. Scheeff. Icon. 

 pi. 155, f. 6, 7. Frisch. Ins. 5, pi. 3. Geoff. Ins. Par. 1, 380, pi. 7, 

 1'. 5 — Blatta orientalis, Linn. Si/it. Nat. ii. 688, 7. Faun. Suec. 862. 

 Geoff. Ins. i. 380, pi. 7, f. 7. Fabr. Enl. Sijst. ii. 9. Oliv. Enc. iv. 

 318. Panz. Faun. Ins. Germ. 96, V2. Zeit. Orlh. Suec. 43. Ckarp. 

 Hor. Ent. 72. Desm. Faun. Franc. Orlli. p!. 2, f. 2 — 4. Brulle, 

 Hist. Nat. Ins. ix. 94, pi. 3, f. 5 — Kakerlac orientalis, Latr. Gen. iii. 

 83. Serv. Hist. Orth. T2. Sloll. Kakerl. pi. 4, f. 15—17 — Periplaneta 

 orientalis, Burm. Handh. Ent. ii. 504. Borck, R'dlving, Ins. 22, pi. 1, 

 i. 7. Fisch. Or lit. Eur. 115. Sauss. Hist. Nat. Mex. iii. 73. Oulianene, 

 Orth. Moscow, 82 — Stylopyga orientalis, Fisch. Orth. Ross. 70, pi. 24, 

 f. 1—2. 



a — d. England. From Mr. Stephens' collection. 



e. Hampslead. Presented by — Hewitt, Esq. 



/. Oajaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



g. Honduras. From Mr. Miller's collection. 



h. Natal. From M. Gueiuzius' collection. 



t. China. Presented by G. T. Laye, Esq. 



j. Australia. Presented by the Haslar Hospital. 



k. Australia. 



I. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Dieffenbach. 



m. New Zealand. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



n. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. f 



o. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection, 



p. ? From Mr. Vigors' collection. 



q — r. 't 



