74 CATALOGUE OF 



2. SCLEROPTEBUS CICINDELOIDES. 



Grylliis (Scleroplerus) cicindeluides, Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. 

 Bez. Ins. 233. 



Java. 



3. SCLEROPTERLS ERYTHROCEPHALCS. 

 Foem. Ater,nilens ; caput rufiini, palpis anlmnisque nvjris, his gracil- 

 limis cnrpore fere triplo loyigioribus ; prothorax pubescens ; oviductus 

 aicvatus. alidnmine vix brevinr ; pedes poslici longissimi, femoribus 

 fuhis, tibiis utrinque trispinosis. 



Mas? — Caput atrum ; tarsi postici basi teslacei. 



Female. Deep black, shinins;. Head red. Eyes livid, very promi- 

 nenl. Palpi black. AnlcniKc black, exireincly slender, nearly thrice tlie 

 length of the body. Protliorax pube>>ceul. Oviduct curved upward, almost 

 as lono; as the abdomen. Hind le^s very loufj ; femora lawny ; tiliis with 

 six spines which are not in opposite pairs. Fore wings like those of ^. ater. 

 Length of the body 2 lines. 



a, b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



Male F Head deep black. Hind tarsi testaceous at the base, 

 c. W. Africa. From Mr. Fraser's collection. 



4. Sci-EROPTERUS ATER. 



Mas. Ater, nitens ; antenna; gracilllmo', sordide testacra-, bnsi nigra", 

 corpore phf! duplo longinres ; prothorax pubescens ; cerci testacei ; 

 oriductus fulvus, arcualtis; ala anlicee convexte, sublilissime strigata, 

 abdominis apicem atlinyentes. 



Female. Deep black, shininjj. Eyes whitish, very prominent. Third 

 joint of the palpi iruncuted. Antenna din):y testaceous, extremely slender, 

 black at the liase, more than twice the length of the border. Prothorax 

 pubescent. Cerci and oviduct as bmg as the abdomen. Cerci testaceous. 

 Oviilucl tawny, curved upward. Legs black, slender. Fore wings convex, 

 very finely striated, extending to the tip of the abdomen. Hind wings not 

 ap|iarciit. Length of the body 2 lines. 



The fore wings of this species are much more finely striated than ihose 

 of S. maoricus. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



5. ScLERopTEitrs MAoniri's. 



Fccm. Niger, nitens; palporinn articuUts 3i/,< claratti<;. truncattis ; 

 anlemur gractllimir, corpore pltiK duplo Inngiores ; prothorax cinerro. 

 pubtsvcns ; oriductus arcuutvs, abdomine tton longior ; pedes fulri, 

 tibiii poslicis longis utrioque trispinosis ; altr anlic<e coHVexu, 

 striata, abdominis apicem atlingentes. 



Female. Hlack, shining. Eyes pirei'iis, very prominent. Third joint 

 of the pulpi clavate, Iruucated. Aiilenutc extremely slender, mure than 



