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27. Gryllus angustulus. 



Mas et foem. Fcrrugineuis, nilens, sal anyuslus ; caput lituva fronlali 

 nigra, facie lealucea ; palpi pallide testacn ; prothorax laleribus aut 

 angulis anlicix lalaceis ; pedes ieslacei, femoribus posdcis siibslri- 

 yalis ; alee antirie abdominis apicem altingp.ntes aut panllo super- 

 antes, nonnunquum picece, basi pallide testacea, spalio subcoslali pal- 

 lide cinereo. Mas. — AUe poUicce nullce. Foem. — Venter fulro vit- 

 tattis ,• a/cB posticce abdomen longe superantes. 



Male and female. Ferruginous, shining, rather narrow. Head pro- 

 minent, with a blacli mark helween the eyes ; lore part leslaceous. Eyes 

 piceous or black. Palpi pale testaceous ; third joiiU subclavale, hollow 

 beneath at the tip. Antenna; piceous, longer than the body, pale testaceous 

 at the base. Prothorax with a testaceous spot adjoining each fore angle, 

 or with tlie sides wholly testaceous. Pectus and legs testaceous ; hind 

 femora witli ihe obliqiie streaks indistinctly marked ; hind libis with five 

 spines on each side. Fore wings sometimes piceous, almost as long as the 

 abdomen or a little longer, pale testaceous at the btise ; subcostal space pale 

 cinereous. Male. — Hind wings obsolete. Female. — Abdomen with a tawny 

 ventral stripe. Hind wings extending much beyond the al»don)(.n. Length 

 of the body y lines. 



It has most reseniljlance to G. parilis, but the size is smaller and the 

 prothorax is narrower. 



a — d. Isle St. Vincent. From the Rev. L. Guilding's collection. 

 e, Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's tollection. 



28. GkYI.I.US CoNTlNGENS. 



Foem. Niger, tomenlosus ; caput nilens, linea transversa angulatafacie- 

 rjiie fulvis ; palpi fulvi, apice nigricanies ; prolhoracis anguli antici 

 et cerci fulvi ; oviductus abdouiinc paullo brevier ; pedes fulvi ; alee 

 nnticce picne, abdominis apicem fere attingenles, vena mediastinali 

 ramisque teslaceis ; aloe posticce breviores. 



Female. Black, tonientose. Head shining, tomentose along the hind 

 border ; a transverse tawny angular line between the ocelli ; orbits of the 

 eyes and fore part tawny. Palpi lawny, with blackish lips. AntenntB 

 piceous, shorter than the border. Protiiorax tawny about the fore angles. 

 Cerci lawny. Oviduct tawny towards the tip, a little shorter than the 

 abdomen. Legs tawny ; hind tibiae with six spines on the outer side and 

 with four spines on the inner side. Fore wings piceous, extending nearly 

 to the tip of the abdomen; mediastinal vein and its branches testaceous. 

 Hind wings not apparent. Length of the body 12 lines. 



It has not the two longitudinal pale streaks on the prothorax which 

 distinguish G. septenlrionalis. 



a. St. Vincent. From the Rev. J. Guilding's collection. 



b. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



