BLATTARI^. 16T 



Sect. 19. 



47. POLYZOSTKRIA LIMBATA. 



Fcera. Obscure cuprea, elliptica, lata, opaca ; caput prolhoracem paullo 

 superans, rnargine antico fulvo ; ocnli inviceni remoli ; palpi nigri ; 

 antenna rufce, basi fulvte, spalio antemedio nigra ; thorax et abdo. 

 men latcribus pallide lestaceis, segmentorum marginibus posticis sub- 

 tuberculaiis ; prothorax brcviusculus, rnargine antico truncato, 

 lateribus non rejlexis, rnargine postico recto ; venter piceus ; lamina 

 supra-analis divisa ; cerci testacei, breves; pedes purpureo-virides, 

 breves, coxis jiavo marginatis, femoribus ex parte et tibiarum spinis 

 testaceis. 



Female. Dark cupreous, ellipUcal, broad, dull, slightly convex. 

 Head extending a little beyond the prothorax, tawny towards the fore 

 border. Eyes and palpi black, the former wide apart. Antennae red, black 

 towards the base, which is tawny. Thorax and abdomen with a narrow 

 pale testaceous border on each side ; hind borders of the segments slightly 

 tuberculate. Thorax testaceous beneath, extending widely on each side of 

 the pectus. Prothorax a little shorter than half its breadth ; fore border 

 truncated; sides rounded, not reflexed ; hind border straight. Hind 

 angles of the mesothorax and of the metithorax not elongated. Abdomen 

 with the hind angles acute, very slightly elongated; under side piceous; 

 supra-anal lamina bilobed. Cerci testaceous, flat, short. Legs sliort, 

 metallic-green tinged with purple; coxa' bordered with pale yellow; 

 femora unarmed, partly dull testaceous ; tibiae with pale testaceous spines; 

 arolia large. Length of the body 6 lines. 



a. Australia, From Mr. Damel's collection. 



48. POLYZOSTERIA LIM08A. 



Mas. Testacea, ovaia, opaca, segmentorum marginibus posticis nigra 

 tuber culalis ; caput nigrum, rnargine antico testaceo ; oculi invicem 

 remoti ; palpi picei, arliculo '2o basi albido ; antenna nigrce, albo 

 fasciatce ; prothorax fere semicircularis, caput superans, rnargine 

 postico subrotundaio ; mesothoracis, metathoracis et segmentorum 

 abdominalium anguli poslici subproducti ; pectus nigricans, segmentis 

 albido marginatis ; venter nigricante marginatus ; pedes fusci, bre- 

 viusculi, sat graciles, tibiis tarsisque albidis, his apice fuscis. 



Male. Testaceous, oval, convex, dull, with small black tubercles 

 along llie hind borders of the segments. Head black, concealed by the 

 vanlled part of the prothorax ; sockets of the antennae and fore border tes- 

 taceous. Eyes piceous, wide apart. Palpi piceous ; second joint whitish 

 towards the base. Antennae black, with a white band, which includes four 

 joints ; first and second joints with pale testaceous tips. Prothorax 

 nearly semicircular, extending beyond the head ; fore border not truncated ; 

 hind border slightly rounded in the middle. Hind angles of the meso- 

 thorax, of the raetaihorax and of the abdominal segments slightly elongated 

 and acute; supra-anal lamina entire; styles distinct. Cerci very short. 

 Pectus blackish ; segments whitish-bordered; sides of the abdomen beneath 



