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57. Periplaneta configurata. 

 Foein. Flam, fnxiformis; caput nigra Irifasclatnm ; prothorax breviui-- 

 cuius, margine vitlis duabus undulalis slrit/aque transversa angulala 

 nigris, laleribus valde rolundatis ; viesothorax el metalliorax nigra 

 fasciati et bivittati ; abdomen segmentis nigro fascialis, ventre futvo 

 angulis posticis longis acutis ; cerci nigri, sublinearcs ; pedes breves, 

 n'assi. 



Female. Yellow, fusiform, sinootli, shining. Head with three black 

 bands, one on the vertex, one on the front, and one on the face, the third 

 slender and interrupted. Eyes black, wide apart. Antennte reddish, 

 rather stout, yellowish at the base. Prothorax rather short ; sides and 

 fore border very narrowly bordered with black ; an abbreviated black band 

 on the hind border ; two undulating black stripes, which converge towards 

 each other and in front, and do not extend to the fore border, and have 

 between them a transverse angular black streak ; fore border truncated ; 

 sides much rounded ; hind border nearly straight. Mesothorax and 

 metathorax wiili black bands on their hind borders, these bands limited on 

 each side by a slightly undulating black stripe ; hind angles slightly 

 elongated. Pectoral segments bordered with black. Abdomen with a 

 black band on the hind border of each segment ; under side tawny ; hind 

 angles elongated, acute; supra-anal lamina bilobed, Cerci black, nearly 

 linear. Legs short, thick ; femora with very slender spines ; urolia 

 moderately large. Length of the body 9 lines. 



a, b. Java. From Mr. Melly's collection. 



58. Periplaneta inscripta. 



JMas. Teslacea, elliptica ; caput piceo fascialum, prolhoracem non 

 superans ; prolhurax strigis tribus in lituram lanceolaium dispositis, 

 slrigis duabus arcuatis vittisque duabus undulalis nigris, laleribus 

 late hyalinis ; pedes breviusculi, sat robusti ; alee anliccE, glabra;, sub- 

 cornea;, abdomen non superantes ; casta rotundala, area costali 

 latissima ; alee posticcB diaphante, abdomine multo breviores. 



Male. Testaceous, elliptical, smooth, shining. Head not extending 

 beyond the prothorax ; a piceous band on the fore border of the vertex. 

 Eyes black, wide apart. Antenna) tawny, slender, testaceous at the base. 

 Prothorax somewhat conical, broadly hyaline on each side ; two undulat- 

 ing black stripes, which are attenuated in front, and extend to the fore 

 border ; five intermediate very slender black streaks, three forming a 

 lanceolate mark, the outer pair curved, much shorter ; fore border much 

 rounded; sides slightly rounded ; hind border straight. Abdomen with a 

 bilobed supra-anal lamina ; styles distinct. Cerci long, lanceolate, rather 

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

 Fore wings very smooth, somewhat corneous, extending to the tip of the 

 abdomen ; costa rounded ; costal area very broad ; subcostal furrow distinct, 

 joining the costa before the middle ; anal furrow indistinct. Hind wings 

 pellucid, much shorter than the abdomen ; veins whitish. Length of the 

 body 6 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



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