BLATTARI.E. 915 



pale testaceous. Eyes Mack, wide apart. Antennfe piceoiis, slender, 

 testaceous at the base, as Ions' as the body. Prothorax semihyaline 

 on each side, narrower in front; fore border sliwhlly Inincated ;' sides 

 rounded, slightly reflexed ; hind border slightly rounded. Ceici lanceolate, 

 very lonfr, with a brown baud at the base of each joint. Legs rather 

 slender; femora with several spines. Winp^s extendinfj much beyond the 

 abdomen. Fore wings nearly membranous, with slightly elevated veins ; 

 some pale brownish streaks between the veins near the base; transverse 

 sectors brownish in the exterior part of the discoidal area. Hind wings 

 cinereous, with brown veins. Length of the body 5^—6 lines; of the 

 wings 13 — 14 lines. 



a, b. ? From Mr. Children's collectiou. 



c. ? 



Blatta deteesa. 



Foein. Testacea, fusiformis ; caput fulvum, anlice testaceum, prolho- 

 racem perpaullo stiperans ; oruli invicem remoti ; antenna: testacea, 

 corpore non breviores ; prothorax lateribus rotundatis late hyalinis, 

 mart/ine pnstico vix rotundato ; abdomen fasciin dorsalihus fusc'is, 

 vittis duabus ventralibus nigris ; cerci longissimi, articulis piveo 

 fasciatis ; alee antics abdomen longe superanies ; alee posticce paltide 

 cinerecB, fusco venosce. 



Female. Testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head tawny, tes- 

 taceous towards the mouth, extending very little beyond the prothorax. 

 Eyes bliick, wide apart. Antennae testaceous, slender, minutely setulose, as 

 long as the body. Prothorax broadly pellucid on each side, much narrower 

 in front; fore border slightly truncated ; sides rounded ; hind border hardly 

 rounded. Abdomen with the fore borders of the segments piceous ; under 

 side with a black stripe on each side. Cerci lanceolate, very long; joints 

 with piceous bands. Legs moderately stout; femora with slender spines. 

 Wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings semicoriaceoiis ; 

 veins slightly elevated ; fore and hind divisions of the humeral vein with 

 the usual structure; intermediate longitudinal veins distinct; anal furrow 

 slight. Hind wines pale cinereous; veins brown; anal area with pale 

 testaceous veins. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



Nearly allied to B. cercalis ; the sides of the prothorax are broader 

 and more diaphanous. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



Blatta deprivata. 



Mas. Pallide testacea, fusiformis ; caput prothoracem sat svperans ; 

 oculi invicem sat remoti ; antenncB picece ; prothorax margine antico 

 non trnncato, lateribus subrotundatis subreflexis, margine poslico vix 

 rotundato ; cerci fulvi ; alee anticm subcoriaceee, abdomen longe 

 superantes ; alee posticce pallide cinerecB. 



Male. Testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending rather 

 beyotad the prothorax. Eyes piceous, rather wide apart. Antennse 

 piceous, testaceous at the base. Prothorax much narrower in front ; tore 

 border rouuded, not truncated ; sides slightly rounded and reflexed ; hind 



