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G. macrurus and G. gullalus, like it, have lon<i; hind tiliife, Inil in these 

 two species the spines are much sioulev. G. mncnirus ai,nees with il also 

 in the prolhorax, which is slightly narrower in front, and in the heiid, which 

 is rather smaller than thai of the more typical species. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented hy ihe Rev. D. F. Morgan. 

 h — d. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 

 e. E. Africa. Presented hy Earl Kussell. 



51. GllYLLDS COMPACTUS. 



Mas. Niger, nilens ; caput antico fulvum ; palpi piceo ; abdomen basi 

 subiiis el pectus fulva ; cerci abdomine mullo breviores ; pedes nigri- 

 cunles^femoribus subtus fnlvo variis, femnribus pnsticis slrigatis ; aim 

 anticce picece, abdomen perpaullo superantes ; ulce posliccc brevii^sinice 

 aut nullce. 



Male. Black, shining. Fore part of the head and sockets of the 

 antenna) tawny. Eyes, palpi and antennte piceous. Ahdomcn beneath 

 towards the base and pectus tawny. Cerci much shorter than the abdomen. 

 Legs blackish ; femora partly tawny beneath ; hind femora with oblique 

 tawny streaks; hind tibite vvitli five tawny spines on each side. Fore wings 

 piceous, extending very little beyoni! the abdomen ; apical part thickly 

 reticulated. Flind wings not developed. Length of the body 7\ lines. 



The smaller spines on the liind tibia; of this sj]ecies and their reddish 

 colour distinguish it from G. atralus. 



«. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



52. Gryllus consocius. 



Mas. Testaceus, 7iitens ; caput nigra fasciutum ; palpi picei ; prolhorax 

 transi-erse impressus ; femora postica substrigala ; aUe aniicce cinerea;, 

 abdomen paullo superantes, vitia testacca, spado subcostali diapliano ; 

 alee posticcB brevissinice aut nullce. 



Male. Testaceous, shining. Head with a black band between the 

 «yes, which are lurid. Palpi piceous. Prothorax with a transverse 

 ■impression at a little behind the middle. Hind femora with slightly indi- 

 cated darker streaks. Fore wings cinereous, extending a little beyond the 

 lip of the abdomen ; a testaceous stripe along the mediastinal vein ; 

 anterior space pellucid. Hind wings not apparent. Length of the body 

 9 lines. 



The specimen described is injured, and the number of the spines of the 

 hind tibiae cannot be ascertained. The hind tibite are much shorter than 

 those of G. guttatus and of G. posticus. 



a. S.Africa. Presented hy Sir A. Smith. 



53. Gryllcs parallklus. 



Mas. Niger, nilens ; caput fascia, linea anteriore transversa angulata 

 margineque antico futvis, striga antica albida, macula anteriore 

 picea ; palpi fulvi, apice picei; prothorax fulvo marginatus et 

 biplagiiitus ; pectus fulvum ; cerci picei, ubdoniini cc<juilongi ; pedes 



