GRYLLID^. 89 



21. Platydactvlus Nov^-GuiNEiE. 

 Grjlliis (Platydactylus) Novae-Guiueae, Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. 



Bez. Ins. 233. 

 New Gninea. 



22. Platydactylus vittatus. 



Giyllus (Platydactylus) vittatus, Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. 



Ins. 234. 

 Padang. 



23. Platydactylus Gaimardi. 



Gaimardi, Serv. Hist. Orlh. 366— Giyllus (Platydactylus) Gaimardi, 

 Haan, Verh. Nat Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. Ins. 234. 



New Guinea. Baujermassing. Australia. 



24. Platydactylus notabilis. 



Mas. Ferruf/ineus, tomentosus ; caput antice subcarinatum et fulvo 



immaculatum ; prolhnrax fulvo subtessellatus ; cerci abdomine non 



breviores ; tibice postic<e vtrinque serralce et quadrispinosce ; alee 



anticce abdomen superantes, venis ex parte maculis duabus fasciaque 



exteriore tesiaceis, tympana minima ; alee postica: valde longiores. 



Var. /3. — Fnlvus ; prothorax teslaceo subtessellatus ; alec anticcB 



maculis fasciaque subobsaletis. Foem. — Oviductus subarcuatus, cor- 



pore brevior. 



Male. Ferru^'inous, toraentose, slightly shining. Head prominent 



and with a lawny spot between the sockets of the eyes. Eyes pieeous, 



slightly elongated and prominent. Third joint of ihe palpi clavate, longer 



than the second. Prothorax transverse, divided into compartments by some 



tawny lines; the vertical pari on each side much bmader in front. Cerci 



fully as long as the abdomen. Legs elongate ; hind tibiae very long, 



serrated on each side; four straight spines on the outer side alternate with 



four curved spines on the inner side. Fore wings extending beyond the 



abdomen, regularly reticulated towards the tips ; veins partly testaceous; a 



testaceous spot on each side across the scapular vein and a testaceous band 



nearer the tip; tympanum very small; subcostal space pellucid, with eleven 



testaceous branches of the mediastinal vein, those near the base much more 



approximate to each other and more slanting than the others. Hind wings 



extending much beyond the fore wings. Var. /3. — Tawny. Prothorax with 



testaceous lines. Female. — Like Var. (3. of the male. Oviduct slightly 



curved upward, black at the tip, much longer than the abdomen. Fore 



wings regularly reticulated ; transverse sectors very slanting. Length of 



the body 9 — 11 lines. 



Very nearly allied to P. prcecipuus. 

 Amboina and Aneiteum. 

 a. Ceram. From Madame Ida Pfeififer's collection. 



