BLATTARti:. 219 



pellucid along each side; the pellucid part white-bordeied ; fore boidev 

 truncated; sides very much ruuufied ; hind l)ordei- straight. Lej^s slender. 

 Wings exleiidinij much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings semicoriaceous ; 

 costal space pelliaid, tapering I'roni tlie base to four-(ifiiis of the length; 

 transverse sectors rather irregular. Length of the body 4 Hues ; of the 

 wings 9 lines, 



Brazil, lu Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Blatta annulicoenis. 



Mas. Nigra, fusiformis ; caput proihoracem paullo sxiperans ; oeuli 

 invicem upproximati ; aitlcntiee fascia aulemedia albida ; prolhorux 

 lateribus rotundalis margiiteque postico subrotnndato cinereo 

 hyulinis ; ccici laliuscidi ; aim anliccs ferriuiinece, semicoriacca:, 

 abdomen lunge supr'rantes, basi uic/rcB, costa subvotundata ; alee 

 posliecB saturate cinerece. 



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

 beyond the protliorax. Eyes red, approximate to each other. Autenuse 

 slender, with a dingy white band near tlie base. Prothorax much longer 

 than half its breadth, cinereous and hyaline along each side aiKl along 

 the hind border; fore border truncated; sides rounded; hind border 

 slightly ronuded. Cerci lanceolate, moderately long, rather broad. Legs 

 stout, rather short. Wings extending much beyond llie abdomen. Fore 

 wings ferruginous, simicoriaceous, bbick about the base ; costa slightly 

 rounded ; transverse sectors regular, very numerous. Hind wings 

 ciuereous. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



This species has some affinity to Pseudomops as regards the shape of 

 the prothorax, bui the antennte are like those of Blatta. 



Para. In JMr. Saunders' collection. 



Blatta erythrina. 



Fcem. Fulva, fusiformis ; caput prothoracem perpaullo superans ; oculi 

 invicem remoti ; palpi testacei ; anteniice picece, basi fulvce ; pro. 

 thorax longiusculus, margine antico truncato, lateribus rotundalis 

 subreflexis, margine postico fere recto ; lamina supra-analis divisa ; 

 cerci lotigl ; alee an licte semicoriacece, abdomen longe superantes ; alee 

 poslicce cinereai, fulvo venoscs. 



Female. Tawny, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending very 

 little beyond the prothorax. Eyes piceous, wide apart. Palpi testaceous. 

 Antennie iticeous, slender, tawny towards the base, as long as the body. 

 Prothorax nearly opaque, much narrower in front, much Imiger th.m half 

 its breadth; fore border truncated; sides rounded, slightly leHexed ; hind 

 border nearly straight. Alidomeu darker beneath ; supra-anal lamina 

 bilobed. Cerci long, lanceolate. Legs stout, moderately long; femora 

 with stout spines. Wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore 

 wings semicoriaceous, very slightly hyaline; some of the longitudinal veins 

 forked; transverse sectors numerous, regular. Hind wings ciuereous; 

 veins tawny. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



