228 CATALOGUE OF 



rounded, hardly reflexed, slanting outward to the hind border, which is 

 very slightly rounded. Abdomen entire at the tip. Ceici long, slender, 

 setose, lanceolate. Legs moderately long and slender; femora with rather 

 long spines. Wings pale cinereous, nearly hyaline, extending much beyond 

 the abdomen ; veins testaceous. Fore wings nearly membranaceous 

 except at the base; longitudinal veins simple ; transverse sectors regular ; 

 costa very slightly rounded. Length of the body 5^ lines ; of the wings 



13 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



BlATTA PROPINQUA. 



Mas. Testacea,fusiformis ; caput prothoracnn paullo superans ; oculi 

 invicem remoli ; prolhorax longiusculus, lateribus rolundalis late 

 diaphanis ; abdominis dorsum fuscum; cerri (jracilcs, Inngissimi ; 

 alcE pallide cinerece, diaphana, abdomen longe suptrunles, venis 

 pallide teslaceis ; alee anlicce fere membranacece. 



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

 little beyond the prothorax. Eyes tawny, wide apart. Froihurax much 

 narrower in front, much longer than half its breadth, broadly pellucid on 

 each side; fore border truncated; sides rounded; hind lionler strciij^ht. 

 Abdomen brown above. Cerci slender, very long. Lejjs and their spines 

 rather long and slender. Wings pale cinereous, diaphanous, extending 

 much beyond the abdomen ; veins pale testaceous. Fore wings nearly 

 membranaceous except at the base ; anterior longitudinal veins forked ; 

 transverse sectors regular. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 



14 lines. 



Closely allied to B. adjuncla, but the eyes are more wide apart and 

 the prothorax is a little broader. 



Celebes. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



BlATTA CONTIGUA. 



Fcem. Testacea, fusiformis ; caput fuscescente bifasciatum, prothoracem 

 perpauUo superans ; oculi invicem sat late reinoti ; autennce testacae ; 

 prolhorax longiusculus, lateribus late diaphanis valde rotundalis ; 

 ventris latera fusco macula ta ; cerci lonyissimi ; ula hyalincBy 

 membranacece, abdomen longe superanles, venis pallide teslaceis. 



Female. Testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending 

 very little beyond the piothorax, two pale brownish bands, one on the fore 

 part of the vertex, the other on the front. Eyes very little darker than the 

 head, rather wide apart. Antennaj testaceous, slender. Prothorax much 

 longer than half its breadth, much narrower in front, broadly pellucid on 

 each side; fore horder slightly truncated; sides much rounded ; hind border 

 straii>lil. Abdomen beneath with brown spots along each side. Cerci 

 very long, mu<h more than half the length of the abdomen. Legs 

 moderately long and slender; spines slender. Wings pellucid, extending 

 much beyond the abdomen; veins pale testaceous. Fore wings mem- 



