230 CATALOGUE OF 



Blatta guttifera. 



Mas. Testacea, fusiformis ; caput prothoracem vix superans, verltce 

 fulvo, fascia aniica lata nigricanle, inacuiis tribus gutlisque qualuor 

 anterioribus fuscis ; ocvli invicem sat approximati ; antennce picece, 

 corpure multo longiores ; pruthoracis latera hyalina, rotundata ; 

 discus ferruginetis villa liturisque anlicis laleralibus testaceis ; pectus 

 el vctilris latera fusco maculata; cerci fiisco fasciati ; alee anticte 

 semicoriacecB, abdomen longe superantes ; alee posticce saturate cinerece, 

 nigricante venos(e. 



Male. Testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head hardly extend- 

 ing beyond the prolhorax ; vertex tawny, with a broad blackish band on its 

 forepart; three brown spots on the front and four anterior brown dots. 

 Eyes red, somewhat approximate to each other. Antennae piceous, slender, 

 much longer than tie body, testaceous at the base. Prolhorax much 

 narrower in front, longer than half its breadth, diaphanous on each side ; 

 fore border slightly truncated ; sides rounded ; hind border very slightly 

 rounded; disk ferruginous, with an abbreviated testaceous stripe, which has 

 on each side of its fore part various testaceous marks, and thus resembles 

 a spreading sheaf. Pectus, coxae and sides of the ventral segments with 

 brown spots. Cerci long, with a brown band on the fore part of each joint. 

 Legs moderately long and slender; spines slender. Wings extending much 

 beyond the abdomen. Fore wings semicoriaceous ; one longitudinal vein 

 ■forked ; intermediate longitudinal veins distinct ; transverse sectors regular. 

 Hind wings and covered part of the right fore wing dark cinereous, with 

 blackish veins. Length of the body b^ lines; of the wings 13 lines. 



Am. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Blatta xanthophila. 



Mas. Ochracea, fusiformis; caput prothoracem non superans ; oculi 

 invicem retnoti ; palpi niyri ; antennce nigrce, corpore non breviores ; 

 prolhorax longiusculus, laleribus margineque poslico subrotundatis ; 

 cerci longi, graciles ; alee anticce coriacea, abdomen lunge superantes ; 

 alcB posticce nigra,. 



Male. Ochraceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head not extending 

 beyond the prothorax. Eyes black, wide apart. Palpi and antennae black, 

 the latter full as long as the body. Prothorax much longer than half its 

 breadth, much narrower in front, bordered with luteous on each siile and 

 behind; fore bolder slij^htly truncated ; sides and hind border slightly 

 rounded. Cerci long, slender. Legs moderately long and slender ; spines 

 slender. Wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings 

 coriaceous; veins strongly marked; lips black. Hind wings black. 

 Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



Celebes. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



