side, six on the inner sitle. Fore winfjs piceoii«, uboiit three-fourths of the 

 leng^th of the ahdoineii, vvilh a tawny stripe aloni^ ilie mediastinal vein ; 

 snbcostal veins testaceons. Mind wings extending a little beyond the fore 

 wings. Length of ihe body 11 lines. 



The stout hind legs and the length of the spines on the tibise 

 distinguish it from all the other African species, and the head is longerand 

 more prominent than that of G. capensis. 



a. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



43. Gryllus guttatus. 



Foem. Niger, tomenlosus ; caput nilens, slrigis dnabun longiludinalibus 

 mar()inef/ue antico teilaceis ; palpi lesto.cei ; antenna picea, corpore 

 longiores, basi ieslacece ; prnlhoracis latera late testacea ; venter 

 testaceo vitlalns ; cerci te.itacei, abdomine longiores; oviductus 

 testaceus, panUo longior ; pedes te\tacei ; alee aniicce fuhce, abdominis 

 apicem attingentes, striga gulthque subcostalibus nigris, spatio sub- 

 costali diaphano venis pallide testaceis ; alee posticce abdomen super- 

 antes. 

 Female. Black, with tawny tnmentum. Head shining, lomentose 

 along the hind border, and vvilh two longitudinal streaks of the same on the 

 vertex ; space about the eyes, elypeus in fiont, fore part and palpi testa- 

 ceous. Antenn;e piceous, longer than ihe body; first joint testaceous. 

 Prothorax broadly testaceous along each side. Abdomen with a black 

 shining dorsal ridge; under side wiih a testaceous stripe. Cerci testaceons, 

 longer than the al)domen. Oviduct testaceous, a little longer than the cerci. 

 Legs testaceous; hind tibiae with six spines on the outer side and with five 

 spines on the inner side. Fore wings tawny, extending to the tip of the 

 abdomen; a black streak betweiii ihe mediastinal vein and the scapular 

 vein; three black dots on the fore sitle of the mediastinal vein in the right 

 wing, and two of the same in tlie left wing; space between the medi^istinal 

 vein and llie costa pellucid, with pale testaceous veins. Hind wings pellucid, 

 extending beyond tlie abdomen ; veins white. Length of the body 8 lines. 

 It has much resemblance to G. contingens^hom which it differs in the 

 markings of the prothorax and of the fore part of the head. 

 a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



44. Gryllus plagiceps. 



Mas. Niger, nitens ; caput laleribtis, fascia teniti, plaga subguadrata^ 



margine antico palpistjue paiiide luleis ; antenncB picetc ; prothorax 



slrigis duabus ponticis nigro conspersis lateribusque pallide luteis ; 



abdomen plagis tribus venlraiibus guUisqne lateralib us pallide luteis, 



segmeulis cinereo marginatis ; cerci fcrruginei, abdomine multo 



breviores ; oviductus piceus, abdomine longior ; pedes ferruginei, 



femoribus poslicis pivto slrigalis ; alec anticce picece. plaga basalt 



' slrigaque pallide luteis, venis subcostalibus pallide finvis ; alee posticce 



brevissimm ant nullas. 



Male. Black, shining. Head pale luteous on each side between the 



eye and the border; a narrow pale luteous band between the eyes near ihg 



