GRYLLID^. 97 



Male. Body slender. Head not elongated, slightly prominent be- 

 tween the sockets of the antennae, much shorter than the prothorax, which 

 it equals in breadth. Eyes moderately large, rather prominent. Third 

 joint of the palpi clavaie, obliquely truncated, a liitle longer than the 

 second. Antennae slender, much more than twice the length of the body. 

 Prothorax not longer than broad, slightly narrower in front; lateral keels 

 not prominent ; sides straight. Cerci much shorter than the abdomen. 

 Legs moderately stout ; hind tibiae minutely serrated on each side, with 

 four spines on the outer side and with seven on the inner side. Fore wings 

 not extending beyond the abdomen, moderately broad, reticulated towards 

 the tips; tympanum well developed; mediastinal vein emitting twelve 

 oblique branches to the costa. Hind wings extending much beyond the 

 fore wings. 



L. valida may be considered as the type of this genus ; the other 

 species may be separated from it when the examination of more specimens 

 affords sufficient characters for the establishment of new genera. 



1. Laurepa valida. 



Mas. Testacea ; abdomen piceum, basi teslaceum ; alee posticce patlide 

 cinerecE. 



Male. Testaceous, shining. Abdomen piceous, testaceous towards 

 the base. Hind wings pale cinereous ; costa pale testaceous. Length of 

 the body 6—7^ lines. 



a. Jamaica. Presented by Sir J. Hearsay. 

 b — d. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



2. Laukepa discalis. 



Fcem. Testacea^ gracilis; caput breve, antice subcarinatum, vertice 

 lineisque duabua posticis lateralibus nigris ; antenncB nigrce, corpore 

 triplo longiores ; prothorax nigro irivitlatus, vitta media latissima, 

 laleribus rotundatis ; oviductus nigricans, abdomine paullo longior ; 

 tibia posticcB biseriatim setulosce et sexspinosce ; alee anticce abdomine 

 breviores, vitta postica nigricante ; alee posticee abdomen longe super- 

 antes. 



Female. Testaceous, slender, shining. Head short, prominent 

 between the sockets of the antennas ; vertex black ; a black stripe on each 

 side between the eye and the hind border. Eyes prominent. Antennae 

 blackish, very slender, testaceous at the base, about thrice the length of the 

 body. Prothorax transverse, not narrower in front, with three black 

 stripes; middle stripe as broad as the disk of the vertex; lateral stripes 

 continuous with those of the head ; lateral keels well defined ; sides much 

 rounded. Cerci shorter than the abdomen. Oviduct blackish, a little 

 longer than the abdomen. Legs very slender ; hind femora abruptly 

 attenuated beyond the middle ; hind tibiaB minutely setulose, and with six 

 slender spines on each side. Fore wings rather shorter than the abdomen, 

 irregularly reticulated, with a broad blackish stripe along the hind 



