223 CATALOGUE OF 



abdomen longe siiperantes ; alee poslicce cinerece, vents nigri- 

 canlibus. 



Female. Pale testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining'. Head extend- 

 injT a lillle beyond Uie prolhovax; abroad black band on the upper part 

 of the (Vont. Eyes wide apait. Antennae piceous, railier slender, pale 

 testaceous at the base. Prothorax much lon<5er than half its breailih, 

 much narrower in (rout; two abbreviated discoidal black stripes which 

 diverjje slightly from each other hindward ; lore border truncated ; sides 

 much rounded, very slijjhily reflexed ; hind border very slightly rounded. 

 Cerci very long; a black hand at the base of each joint. Legs moderately 

 h)ng and stout; femora with stoul bpines. Wings (Xtendiiig much l)eyond 

 the abdomen. Fore wings nearly membranaceous except at the base; 

 h)ngiludinal veins simple ; transverse sectors regular. Hind wings 

 cinereous ; veins blackish. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 

 10 lines. 

 Amoy, China. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Blatta polygrapha. 



Foeui. Pallide testacea, fusiformis ; caput prothoracem sat superans, 

 piceo fascialum, froiilis disco, fasciis duabiis maculisque fpiatuor 

 anterioribus jerrvyineis ; oculi invicem sat late renin li ; antenncB 

 picete, basi tcstacece ; prnlhorax disco saturate Jusco lituram cruci- 

 forniem lituram annuUformem lineasque duas contorlas pallide tes- 

 taceas includente, lateribus late diuphunis, margine poslicu recto ; 

 pedes pallidi ; fevwribus nigricante vitlalis tibiis tarsisque fusco 

 fasciatis ; alee anlicce abdomen superanles, plugis panels venUque 

 albidis, casta basi diaphana ; ala posticce cinerece, nigricante 

 venosce. 



Female. Pale testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extend- 

 ing rather beyond the prothorax.; a broad piceous band on the fore part of 

 the vertex ; disk of the front ferruginous; face with two ferruginous bands 

 and with four intermediate ferruginous spots. Eyes black, rather wide 

 apart. Antennae piceous, testaceous at the base. Prothorax somewhat 

 longer than half its breadth, broadly pellucid and with brown dots on each 

 side; disk dark brown, with pale testaceous marks; these consist of a 

 cruciform maik in front, an irregular rirjglel near the hind border, and a 

 serpentine mark on each side; lore border truncated; sides rounded, 

 slanting outward to the hind border, which is straight. Legs nrnderately 

 long and stout; femora with a blackish stri])e above and with slender 

 spines beneath ; tibiae and tarsi with biown l)ands. Wings extending 

 beyond the abdomen. Fore wings semicoriaceous, rather broad, with 

 whitish veins, and with a few whitish paiches ; costal space pellucid for 

 one-third of the length from the base; cosla slightly rounded; veins 

 prominent; intennediale longittulinal veins distinct; transverse secturs 

 regular. Hind wings cinereous; veins blackish. Length of the body 

 6 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 

 Chan-ti-bou, Siam. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



