BLATTART^. 173 



Female. Blacl<, convex, sliylilly shining, thickly and minutely 

 punctureti, nearly linear, rounded towards each end. Head extending 

 nearly to the fore border of the prothorax; fore border and palpi testaceous. 

 Eyes tawny, approximate. AntennK black, dark red at the base. Thorax 

 with ihe hind angles elongated, not acuie. Proihorax tuberculate, rather 

 longer than half its breadth ; fore border not truncated ; sides rounded, 

 slightly reflexed ; hind border nearly straight. Abdomen much longer than 

 the thorax; supra-anal lamina entire, rounded. Cerci red, extremely 

 short. Legs short, thick; mostly dark reddish; femora unarmed; tibiae 

 with long stout spines ; tarsi reil ; first joint as long as the second and third 

 together; arolia large. Length of the body 9j lines. 



The larger and more tuberculate prothorax distinguishes this species 

 from P. cBqualis. 



a. South Africa. From Mr. Pearson's collection. 



18. Peeisph^ria picea. 

 ' 2\. 

 Fcem. Pzi«i s« >ni^ns, dense punctata, fere linearis; caput oblectum, 

 margine aniico palpisque testaceis ; oculi invicem approximati ; 

 thoracis ri.nguli postici vaUle prodiidi ; proihorax dense luberculalus, 

 margine aniico non truncalo, lateribus subrejlexis ; seymentorum 

 abdominalium margines postici obscure ruji ; cerci rufi, brevissimi ; 

 pedes rufi, breves, crassi, tarsis testaceis. 



Female. Piceous, convex, slightly shining, thickly and minutely 

 punctured, nearly linear, rounded at each end. Head not extending to the 

 fore border of the prothorax ; fore border and palpi testaceous. Eyes 

 a|)proximale. Antennte red. Thorax with the hind angles much elongated, 

 especially those of the prothorax. Prothorax thickly tuberculate, its length 

 much more than half its breadth ; fore border not truncated ; sides rounded, 

 slightlj reflexed ; hind border hardly rounded. Mesothorax and metathorax 

 less tuberculate than the prothorax. Abdomen much longer than the 

 thorax; hind borders of the segments dark red; supra-anal lamina 

 rounded, entire. Cerci dark red, extreinely short. Legs red, short, thick; 

 femora unarmed; tibiae with stout spines; tarsi testaceous ; first joint as 

 long as the second and third together; arolia large. Length of the body 

 10|^ lines. 



It differs from the two preceding species by the shape of the prothorax, 

 which is broader in front. 



a. South Africa. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



19. Peeisph^eria reflexa. 



Foem. Nigra, subtiliter punctata, fere linearis; caput margine aniico 

 palpisque fulvis ; oculi invicem remoti ; thorax aspere punctatus ; 

 prothorax conicus, caput longe superans, margine aniico non truncalo, 

 lateribus rejlexis, anguiis posticis valde productis ; niesothoracis et 

 mrtathoracis latera rufa ; abdominis latera rvfa, subreflexa ; segmenla 

 venlralia rufo marginata ; cerci ruji, brevissimi; pedes saturate ruJi, 

 breves, crassi. 



