BLATTARLS, S'^S 



Blatta suffusa. 



Mas. Ochracea, fusiform if:, subtus pallide flma ; caput prnthoracpm 

 paullo supcrans ; ocu/i invicem remnti ; aiileiince picece, bast pallide 

 jlav(E ; prolhoiax mari/ine anlico truncatn, luteribns lale diapltunis 

 valde rotutidalis, margine poslico recto ; cerci longissimi ; alee 

 anliccE latiuxculcc, abdomen Imige .iiipfirunte.i, vitta costali dlaphana 

 diff'uie man/iniita; alee posiicce subochiacece, vitta nigricante sub- 

 coslali abbreviala. 



Male. Ocbraceoiis, fusiform, sirinotl), shining, pale yellow beneath. 

 Head extending u little beyond the prothoiax. Eyes piceous, wide apart. 

 Antennae piceous, i)ale yellow at the base. Prothoiax a little longer th ui 

 half its breadth, broadly pellucid on each side; fore border truncated; 

 sides much rounded ; hind border straight. Cerci slender, setose, ve'-y 

 long. Legs pale yellow, moderately long and stout ; spines slender. 

 Wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings rather broad, 

 the ochraceous hue diffuse along the costal pellucid stripe, which tapers 

 from the base to the tip ; costa rounded towards the base ; exterior costal 

 veins forked ; transverse sectors regular. Plind wings slightly ochraceous, 

 with a blackish subcostal stripe, which extends from the base to two-thirds 

 of the length. Length of the body 4^ lines; of the wings II ines. 



New Guinea. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Blatta lativitrea. 

 Mas. Ochracea, longi-elliptica, subfus albido-fliivi ; caput prnthnrarem 

 paullo superans, fascia antica saturate ochracea ; ocull iuvicem 

 remoti ; antennce pallide teslacece, cnrpore mullo longiores ; prothorax 

 albido marginatus, lateribus late pellucidis valde rolnndatis, marqine 

 poslico recto ; cerci graciles, lomjissitni ; pedes albido-Jlavi, fono- 

 ribus setosis ; alee anticee latiuscula, abdomen sat superantes, spalio 

 costali diphana, casta rotundata ; alee posticce diajihance. 



Male. Ochraceous, elongate-elliptical, smooth, shining, whitish 

 yellow beneath. Head extending a little beyond the prothorax, with a 

 deep ochraceous band on the fore part of the vertex. Eyes tawny, wide 

 apart. Antennae pale testaceous, much longer than the body. Prothorax 

 whitish-bordered, a little longer than half its breadth, broadly pellucid on 

 each side; fore border truncated; sides very much rounded ; hind border 

 straight. Cerci slender, setose, very long. Legs whitish yellow^ moderately 

 long and stout ; femora with short bristles. Wings extending rather 

 beyond the abdomen. Fore wings rather broad ; costa rounded ; left wing 

 broadly pellucid along the costa; right wing pellucid, with a diffuse 

 ochraceous streak ; longitudinal veins simple; transverse sectors regular. 

 Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 9 lines. 



o. Cambodia. From M. Mouhot's collection. 



Blatta amplectens, 



Pallide lutea, fusiformis ; caput proihoracem perpaullo superans ; oculi 

 invicem approximati ; antenn<e picece, hasi pallide testacea ; prothorax 



