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the mediastinal vein; anterior space cinereous. Hind wings extending 

 very much beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 7^ lines. 



The markings on the prothorax are very diflferent from those of 

 G. suppliciins. 



a. Amoy, China. From Mr. Stevens' coltection. 



67. Gkyllus tenellus. 



Mas. Piceus,nilens, subtus fulvus ; caput antice falvum ; palpi testacei ; 

 anlennm corpore mullo longiores, basi teslacece ; prolhotacis latera 

 (estacea ; abdomen vitta ventrali fulva ; cerci abdomine breviores; 

 pedes fulvi,f emori bus posticis strigalis ; alw anlicce abdominis apicem 

 allingenles, spntio subcostali pallide cinereo venis fuivis ; alw posticce 

 abdomen longissime siiperantes. 



Mule. Piceous, shining, tawny beneath. Head tawny in front. Eyes 

 testaceous. Ocelli hiteou<. Paljii testacemis. Antennae testaceous at the 

 base, much longer tiian the body. Prothorax testaceous along each side. 

 Pectus tawny. Abdomen with a lawny ventral spine. Cerci somewbat 

 shorter than the abdomen. Lejjs tawny ; hind femora with oblique darker 

 streaks ; spines on each side of the hind tibiae varying from three to four in 

 number. Fore wings extending to the tip of the abdomen ; space between 

 the costa and the mediastinal vein pale cinereous with tawny veins. Hind 

 wings extendiug very far beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 

 7 lines. 



It much resembles G. concisus ; the hind femora of that species are 

 much darker and more distinctly streaked, and the fore wings are shorter. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



68. Gryllus conpirmatus. 



Mas. FulvuSfSubopacus ; caput nilens, plaga fronlali nigra divisa guttam 

 includente ; anlennce picete, corpore longiores, basi fulvee ; cerci 

 abdomini ceqnilongi ; femora poslica slrigala ; alee anticce abdomine 

 paullo breviores, area subcostali diaphana venis testaceis ; ala posticce 

 abdomen longissime supernnles. 



Acheta confirmata, Wlk. Ann. Nat, Hist. 3rd Ser, iv. 22L 



Male. Tawny, hardly shining. Head shining; a black patch on the 

 front, divided by a transverse tawny line and including an anterior tawny 

 dot. Eyes tawny. Ocelli luleous. Antennae piceous, tawny at the base, 

 rather longer than the body. Prothorax testaceous along each side. 

 Abdomen blackish, tawny at the base. Cerci as long as the abdomen. 

 Hind femora with oblique darker streaks ; hind tibia; with four spines on 

 each side. Fore winj^s a little shorter than the abdomen ; subcostal space 

 pellucid, with testaceous veins. Hind wings extending very much beyond 

 the abdomen. Length of the body 6 lines. 



The much paler colour of this species distinguishes it from 

 G. concisus. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



