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truncated; sides rounded ; hind border slrai|j;lit. Abdomen towards the 

 tip with the hind angles of the seginenis successively more elongated and 

 acute; supra-anal lamina notched. Cerci Ion?, flat, lanceolate. Legs 

 robust, moderately long; coxae bordered with luteous ; tarsi red towards 

 the tips. Wings none. Length ol the body 13-15 lines. 



a. Swan River. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



b. Australia. Presented by the Haslar Hospital. 



c. Australia. From Dr. Hooker's collection. 



42. Periplaneta tetra. 



Fcera. Aptera, nigra, fusiformis, opaca, subti/insime punctata ; caput 

 prothoracem vix siiperans ; metalhoracis angiili poslici subeloiiyali ; 

 abdominis segmenla Gum et Turn anyulis posticis acutis ; lamina 

 supra-analis inlpgra, carinata, subcompressa ; pedes robusti, coxis 

 luteo marginatis, tarsis apice rujis. 



Female. Black, fusiform, dull, thickly and extremely minutely 

 punctured. Head hardly extending beyond the proihorax. Eyes piceous, 

 wide apart. Antennae moderately stout, with extremely short bristles. 

 Prothorax broader by half than long, widening from the fore border to the 

 hind border; fore border slightly truncated ; sides much rounded; hind 

 border straight. Metathorax with the hind angles slightly elongated. 

 Abdomen with the hind angles of the sixth and seventh segments acute; 

 supra-anal lamina entire, keeled, slightly compressed. Cerci lanceolate, 

 rather slender. Legs rather short and stout ; femora with long stout spines. 

 Length of the body 7 lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



43. Periplaneta coxalis. 



Mas. Aptera, nigra, fusiformis ; caput prothoracem perpaullo superans, 

 lateribus anlicis palpisque luteis ; antennee picete ; metalhoracis 

 anguli poslici subproducti ; segmenla pectoris luteo marginala ; lamina 

 supra-analis subcarinata, subincisa ; pedes breves, robusti, femoribus 

 tarsisque saturate rujis. 



Male. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending very little 

 beyond the prothorax ; sockets of the antennae, sides in front and fore border 

 luteous. Eyes piceous, wide apart. Palpi luteous. Antennse piceous, 

 slender. Prothorax convex, somewhat conical, widening from the fore 

 border to the hind border; fore border hardly truncated; sides slightly 

 rounded ; hind border straight. Metathorax with the angles of the hind 

 border slightly elongated. Pectoral segments bordered with pale luteous. 

 Supra-anal lamina slightly keeled and notched. Cerci long, lanceolate, 

 flat, setose. Legs short, stout; coxae mostly luteous; femora and tarsi 

 dark red, the former with stout spines; arolia small. Wings none. Length 

 of the body 10 lines. 



a. Cerara. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer's collection. 



