GRILHD^. 



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with very indistinct oblique stvitE on the outer side ; hind tibiaa wiih five or 

 seven spines on the outer side and with four on tlie inner side ; spines very 

 long and stout. Fore wings very pale testaceous, extending nearly to the 

 tip of the abdomen ; disk pale cinereous, wings rudimentary. Length of 

 the body 10^— I1.V lines. 



a, b. Madagascar. Presented by F. Walker, Esq. 



W. Asia. 



56. Gryllus ater. 



Fcem. Aler, nitens ; antennce corpore hreviores ; cerci ahdominis dimidio 

 longiores; oviductus abdomini cequil.ongus ; pedes crassi, femoribus 

 posticis sublus rujis ; alee anticcE abdominis dimidio non longiores; 

 alee posticcB minimtE aul nulhe. 



Female. Deep black, smooth, shining. Antennee more than half the 

 length of the body. Prothorax with a slight longitudinal furrow and with 

 a kw slifiht impressions on each side. Cerci stout, mure than half the 

 length of the abdomen. Oviduct as long as the abdomen ; valves forked at 

 the tip. Legs thick; hind femora dark red beneath for more than half the 

 length from the base ; hind tibiae armed on each side with six spines. 

 Fore wings about half the length of the abdomen. Length of the body 

 8|^ lines. 



The shining body of this species distinguishes it from G. melas, and 

 the red under side of the femora from G. atratus : in the latter character 

 it resembles G. capensis, from which it differs in the fore wings, which are 

 wholly black. 



a. Syria. From Mr. Lowne's collection. 



S. Asia. 



a. Head red. -.._-- 

 aa. Head not red. 



b. Legs black. 



c. Prothorax tawny about the hind angles. 

 cc. Prothorax with two tawny lines. 



ccc. Prothorax with a ferruginous fore border. - 

 bb. Legs blackish, femora pale except at the tips. 

 bbb. Legs tawny. 



c. Fore wings black. 



(/. Head black. -.-_-- 

 dd. Head pale, .-.--- 



cc. Fore wings piceous. - . _ - 



ccc. Fore wings not black or piceous. 



d. Fore wings dusky along the costa. 



e. Hind femora distinctly streaked. 



/. Size large _--.-- 



ff. Size rather small. - _ . - - 



ee. Hind femora not streaked. 



/. Head with a hand. - _ - _ - 

 ff. Head not banded. - - _ - - 



erythrocephalus. 



spurcatus. 



interruptus. 



conscilus. 



clarus. 



melanocephalus. 



orientalis. 



concisus. 



membranaceus. 

 supplicans. 



niintisciilus. 

 tenellns. 



