GRYLLIDiE. 101 



Male. Black. Head lawny near ihe nioutli. Ejes piceous. Hind 

 part of tlie prothorax dark tawiiy. Four anlerior femora testaceous towards 

 the base benealh ; bind femora irregularly reticulated with testaceous 

 above, testaceous benealh with a row ol' black dots on each side. Wings 

 dingy cinereous ; veins piceous, those towards the costa pale testaceous. 

 Length of the body 10 lines. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by Sir J. Hearsay. 



hh. Body very slender. 



Genus 38. NOCERA. 



Mas. Corpus gracillimum. Caput breve, spina brevi annatuin. Oculi 

 parvi, subrotundi, valde proniinuli. Palpi iongi, filiformes, gracillimi ; 

 articulus 3us 20 pauUo longior. Antennas gracillimge, corpore quadruple 

 longiores ; articuli lus el 2us incrassaii. Prothorax elongatus ; latera fere 

 recta. Abdomen sal longum ; sexualia magna. Cerci abdomine breviores. 

 Pedes longi, gracillimi, femoribus tibiisque spinosis, tarsis quadri-articu- 

 latis. AlaB anticse angustae, longissiraae, inordinatim reticulatse, tympano 

 nullo. 



Male. Body very slender. Head short, with a short spine above the 

 sockets of the antennae. Eyes small, nearly round, very prominent. Palpi 

 long, filiform, very slender; third joint a little longer than the second. 

 Antennae very slender, about four times the lenj^th of the body ; first joint 

 elongated, very stout; second stout, elliptical. Prothorax much longer 

 than broad; sides nearly straight. Abdomen moderately long ; sexual 

 appendages large. Cerci much shorter than the abdomen. Legs long, 

 very slender; four anterior femora and tibia; armed with long slender 

 spines, those of the tibiae slightly curved ; hind femora and hind tibiae 

 armed with very short spines, which are more numerous than those of the 

 anterior legs; hind femora slender; tarsi short; fourth joint long, 

 slender, with two claws. Wings narrow, more than thrice the length 

 of the abdomen. Fore wings irregularly reticulated ; no tympanum ; 

 longitudinal veins straight ; branches of the mediastinal vein numerous, 

 very short. 



This genus has most affinity to CEcanlhus. 



1. NOCEKA PALLIDA. 



Mas. Slraminea ; oculi nigri, stramineo reticulatcE ; alee diaphance, venis 

 pallidissime stramineis. 



Male. Straw-colour. Eyes black, reticulated with straw-colour. 

 Wings pellucid; veins very pale straw-colour. Length of the body 

 5 lines. 



a. Samoa Islands. From the Rev. T. Powell's collection. 



