GUYLLlDiE. II 



Male. Tawny, shining, testaceous Iieneath. Head large, prominent. 

 Eyes with piceous disks. Palpi testaceous ; third joint clavate, truncated 

 at the tip. Antennae piceous, longer than the body. Cerci much shorter 

 than the abdomen. Hind tibiae with four spines on each side. Fore wings 

 piceous, tawny at the base, extending much beyond the abdomen ; trans- 

 verse sectors numerous. Hind wings extending much beyond the fore 

 wings. Length of the body 13 lines. 



The smaller size, narrower body and less robust structure distinguish 

 it from B. achatinus. 



a — c. Madras. Presented by the Rev. A. Taylor. 



4. Brachytrvpes ferreus. 



Foem. Piceus, subtits fuivus, B. lemRco minor et gracilior ; prothoracis 

 lalera fulva ; abdomen teslaceum, viilis diiabus venlratibus piceis ; 

 femora poslica exlus strigala ; alee quatuor Longiiudine aquales, ab- 

 domen paullo superanles. 



Female. Piceous, stnooth, shining, tawny beneath. Head prominent, 

 globose above. Eyes with black disks. Third joint of the palpi clavate, 

 truncated. Antennae piceous. Prolhorax tawny on each side. Abdomen 

 testaceous, with two piceous ventral stripes. Cerci about half the length of 

 the abdomen. Oviduct about half the length of the cerci. Hind femora 

 darker on the outer side, where there are paler oblique parallel streaks ; 

 hind tibiee with three short spines on each side. Wings of equal length, 

 extending a little beyond the abdomen. Fore wings acute; costal space 

 colourless, with pale veins. Length of the body 13 lines. 



It is smaller and more slender than jB. terrificus, and the spines of 

 the hind tibiae are much shorter. 



a. Madras. Presented by — Jordan, Esq. 



6. BllACHYTRYPES BISIGNATUS. 



Mas. Piceus, sublus fuivus ; caput antice fulvum ; palpi testacei ; pro- 

 thorax rufescenle bimaculatus ; abdomen teslaceum ; femora postica 

 substrigata ; alee anticce fulva, abdomen superanles ; alee poslicce 

 mxilto longiores. B. ferreo affinis ; oculi majores ; tibice poslicae 

 spinis apicalibus longioribus. 



Male. Piceous, shining, tawny beneath. Head rather prominent; 

 fore part tawny; sockets of the antennae, an intermediate dot and fore 

 border testaceous. Palpi testaceous : third joint clavate. Antennae piceous, 

 longer than the body. Prothorax with a transverse reddish spot on each 

 side of the disk. Abdomen testaceous. Cerci much shorter than the ab- 

 domen. Hind femora slightly streaked. Fore wings testaceous-cinereous, 

 extending beyond the abdomen ; a brown patch on the hind part of the 

 base; veins along the lateral keel blacliish ; subcostal space pellucid. Hind 

 wings pellucid, extending much beyond the hind wings; costa and sub- 

 costal streak testaceous ; veins white. Ijcnglh of the body 14 lines. 



It has much resemblance to B. ferreus ; the eyes are larger, the mark- 

 ings of the prothorax are different, and the apical spines of the hind tibiae 

 are longer. 



a. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



