GUYLLlDiE. H 



Male. Tawny, shining, testaceous beneath. Head large, prominent. 

 Eyes with piceoiis disks. Palpi testaceous; third joint clavate, truncated 

 at the tip. Antennae piceou«, longer than ihe body. Cerci much shorter 

 than the abdomen. Hind tibiae with four spines on each side. Fore wings 

 piceous, tawny at the base, extending mudi beyond the abdomen ; trans- 

 verse sectors numerous. Hind wings extending much beyond the fore 

 wings. Length of the body 13 lines. 



The smaller size, narrower body and less robust structure distinguish 

 it from B. achatinus. 



a — c. Madras. Presented by the Rev. A. Taylor. 



4. Bkachytrvpes ferbeus. 



Foem. Piceus, subius fulviis, B. ievn^co minor ei gracilior ; prolhoracis 

 lalera fulva ; abdomen testaceum, villis duabus ventralibtis piceis ; 

 femora poslica extus sirigata ; alee qualuor longiludine aquales, ab- 

 domen pa 11 Ho superantes. 



Female, Piceous, smooth, shining, tawny beneath. Head prominent, 

 globose above. Eyes with black disks. Third joint of the palpi clavate, 

 truncated. Antenna) piceous. Prolhorax tawny on each side. Abdomen 

 testaceous, with two piceous ventral stripes. Cerci about half the length of 

 the abdomen. Oviduct about half the length of the cerci. Hind femora 

 darker on the outer side, where there are paler oblique parallel streaks ; 

 bind tibiae with three short spines on each side. Wings of equal length, 

 extending a little beyond the abdomen. Fore wings acute ; costal space 

 colourless, with pale veins. Length of the body 13 lines. 



It is smaller and more slender than B. terrijicus, and the spines of 

 the hind tibiae are much shorter. 



a. Madras. Presented by — Jordan, Esq. 



5. Brachvtrypes bisignatus. 



Mas. Piceus, subius fulvits ; caput antice fulvum ; palpi testacei ; pro- 

 thorax rufescente bimaculatus ; abdomen testaceum ; femora postica 

 substrigata ; aUe anticce fulvcB, abdomen superantes ; alee postic(B 

 multo longiores. B. ferreo ajffinis ; oculi majores ; tibice poslicce 

 spinis apicalibus longioribus. 



Male. Piceous, shining, tawny beneath. Head rather prominent; 

 fore part tawny; sockets of the anieuiiae, an intermediate dot and fore 

 border testaceous. Palpi testaceous : third joint clavate. Antennae piceous, 

 longer than the body. Prothorax with a transverse reddish spot on each 

 side of the disk. Abdomen testaceous. Cerci much shorter than the abr 

 domen. Hind femora slightly streaked. Fore wings testaceous-cinereous, 

 extending beyond the abdomen ; a brown patch on the hind part of the 

 base; veins along the lateral keel blackish; subcostal space pellucid. Hind 

 wings pellucid, extending much beyond the hind wings; costa and sub- 

 costal streak testaceous ; veins white. Leugth of the body 14 lines. 



It has much resemblance to B. ferreus ; the eyes are larger, the mark- 

 ings of the prothorax are different, and the apical spines of the hind tibiae 

 are longer. 



a. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



