GHYLLIDvE. 19 



Female. Black, lomentose. Head shining-, red on each side in front 

 and about ihe mouth. Palpi reddish piceous. Anlennse piceous, a little 

 longer thaw the bodj'. Prothorax with a red longitudinal streak on each 

 side proceeding from the hind border. Cerci and oviduct piceou';, the former 

 much shorter than the abdomen, the latter much longer than the abdomen. 

 Femora red beneath ; hind tibise with seven spines on the outer side and 

 with six on the inner side. Fore wings piceous, somewhat shorter than the 

 abdomen ; a streak along the mediastinal vein and subcostal space pel- 

 lucid, the latter with pale testaceous veins. Hind wings extending much 

 beyond the body. Length of the body 10^ lines. 



The fore wings, which are not pale at the base, distinguish it from 

 G. abhreviatus and from G. Oajacanus. 



Vera Cruz. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



W. Indies. 



a. Legs blackish. --.---_. determinalus. 

 aa. Legs tawny. 



b. Hind wings of the female much longer than the abdomen. 



c. Head and prothorax somewhat broad. 



d. Prothorax blackish. ------- parilis. 



dd. Prothorax tawny. -.---.. similaris. 



cc. Head and prothorax rather narrow. _ - - - anguslulus. 

 bb. Hind wings obsolete. .---.-- contingens. 



24. GllTLLUS DETEKMINATIjS. 



Mas et foem. Niger, tomentosus ; caput nitens, linea transversa angulata 

 lateribus facieque fulvis ; palpi niyricanles ; cerci sordide fulvi, 

 abdomine breviores ; oviduclus abdomine multo longior ; pedes picei, 

 femoribus posticis cinereo strigatis subtus rufescentibus ; alee anticcB 

 luridcE, abdominis apicem paullo superantes, villa subcoslali fulva 

 venulis subcostalibus leslaceis ; alee vosticce abdomen longe super- 

 antes. 



Male and female. Black, tomentose. Head shining, lomentose along 

 the hind border; a transverse tawny angular line between the ocelli ; sides 

 in front and fore border tawny. Eyes piceous. Palpi blackish. Antennae 

 piceous. Cerci dusky tawny, much more than half the length of the abdo- 

 men. Oviduct tawny towards the tip, much longer than the abdomen. 

 Legs piceous ; hind femora reddish beneath, with oblique parallel cinereous 

 streaks on the outer side ; hind tibiae with six or seven spines on the outer 

 side and with four or five on the inner side. Fore wings luiid, extending 

 a little beyond the tip of the abdomen ; mediastinal vein and its branches 

 testaceous or tawny. Hind wings pellucid, extending much beyond the 

 abdomen ; veins white ; costa and subcostal stripe pale brown. Length of 

 the body 9 — 11 lines. 



The oviduct and the hind wings of this species are a little longer than 

 those of G. Oajacanus. It much resembles G, abbreviatus, but the fore 

 wings have not the reddish tinge which distinguishes the latter species. 



