38 CATALOG UK OF 



69. Gryllus sigxjfrons. 



Foeni. Niger, lomnitosut, subtuf fulvnx ; caj.nt nilcns, anlice fulvum, 

 rillis (liiabus j)alli(le Jiavis, slrigis iluabus obliquii lestaceis ; palpi 

 obscure fulvi ; auteunce basi fnlne, crpore piulla longiores ; pro- 

 ihnrax apnd angulos anlicos ftilvus ; cerci abdomine breviores ; ovi- 

 duclus abdomine longior ; pedes fulvi, fimoribus poslicis pallida 

 sirigalis; al<e antica abdominis apicrm altingentet, area subcostali 

 diaphana vents pallidc lataceis ; alee posticcc abdomen longissime 

 superatiles. 



Female. Black, tomentosc, lawny I'cneatli. Head shining, tawny in 

 front, a pale yellow sliipe alouij each eye aliove ; an ohlique testaceous 

 streak alon^c ihe socket of each eye. Eyes piceous. Palpi dusky lawny. 

 Antenruc a little longer than the botly, tawny at the base. Piolhorax 

 lawny about each fore angle. Cerci uiuch shorter than the oviduct, which 

 is rather longer than the abiionien. Legs tawny ; hind fen)oia with oblique 

 paler streaks; hind tibia; rather long, with five spines on the outer side and 

 with four on the inner side. Fore wings extending to the tip of the abdo- 

 men ; space along the costa pclluciil, with pale testaceous veins. Hind 

 wings extending very iiuich beyond the abtbimen. Length of ihe body 

 lOi lines. 



The broad pale stripe adjoining the inner side of each eye snfliciently 

 distinguishes this species. 



a. N. Hiudoslau. From Dr. Hooker's collection. 



70. GitvLLUs te8t.\ch;cs. 



FaMU. Fulfils, nitens, siiblus lestaceus ; caput anlice lestaceum ; palpi 

 pallide testacei ; prolhnrax anlice piceo biplagiatus ; abdomen piceum 

 basi villaque lata renlrali trslaceis ; cerci fulvi, abdomine breciores ; 

 oviductus piceus, abdomine longior; femora poxtica sub.<lrigata, tibia 

 postic(e sat longw ; alee anlictc abdomine breviores, striga picea, area 

 subcostali diaphana ; vrnis pallide lestaceis ; ala postictc abdomen longe 

 siipiraulc Mas — Alee antica luridts, abdominis apicem altingentei, 

 basi vitlaque piceis. 



Female. Tawny, shininf^, testaceous beneath. Head testaceous in 

 front and about the e\cs, whitish alioul the mouth. Fyes daikly livid. 

 I'alpi pile testaceous. I'rothorax with a piceous patch on each side of the 

 fore border. Abdomen piceous, testaceous at the base and along the fore 

 borders of the segments; under side with a broad testaceous siripe. Cerci 

 lawny, shorter than the abdomen. Oviduct piceous, longer than the abdo- 

 men. Hind femor.i with indistinct oblique streaks ; hind tibia; long, with 

 six or seven spines on the outer side and with five on the inner side. Fore 

 wings shorter than the abdomen, with a piceous streak extending from the 

 base along the ntciliastinal vein ; subcostal space nearly colourless, «ith 

 pale testaceous veins. Hind wings colourless, extending much beyond the 

 alidomcn. Costa and subcostal streak tawny ; \cins white. Male. — Fore 

 wings lurid, extending lo the tip of the abdomen, piceous at the base and 



