GRYLLTD.E. 107 



Male. Testaceous. Head small, shinincf, as broiid as the fore border 

 of the prulhorax. Eyes prominent. Third joint of the palpi clavate, much 

 longer ihau the second. Antenna very slender, about five times the length 

 of the body. Prothorax black, transverse, narrower in front, with an 

 interrupted yellow stripe on each side; sides straight. Abdomen very 

 short. Cerci long, slender. Legs long, slender; fore tibiae with a silvery 

 excavation on the inner side near the base ; hind tibiae wiih three blackish 

 bands, and with three long slender spines on each side. Fore wings 

 extending very much beyond the abdomeu, irregularly reticulated near the 

 tips; tympanum large. Length of the body A^ lines. 



Singapore. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



16. Phalangopsis picticeps. 



Mas. Piceus ; caput antice Jlavum el nigra quadrivitlatum ; palporum 

 arliculus 3us clavatus, 2o longior ; prothorax iransversus, fiuvo 

 pallido marginatus, lateribus anticis valde rotundatis ; cerci robusti; 

 pedes graciles, tarsis basi fulms, tibiis posticis utringue trispinosis ; 

 al(B anticce breves, casta pallide Jlava. 



Male. Piceous, slightly shining. Head yellow and shining in front; 

 four black stripes on the front and two on the face. Eyes large, prominent, 

 slightly elongated. Third joint of the palpi clavate, longer than the second. 

 Antennae long, slender. Prothorax transverse, bordered with pale yellow ; 

 sides much rounded in front. Abdomen moderately long, dull tawny 

 beneath. Cerci stout. Legs long, slender; tarsi tawny towards the base; 

 hind tibiae with three long slender spiues on each side ; the spines on one 

 side alternate with those on the other. Fore wings much shorter than the 

 abdomen ; costa pale yellow. Length of the body 8 lines. 



The specimen described has probably not attained its full develop- 

 ment. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 



17. Phalangopsis? pumila. 

 Gryllus pumilus, Burm, Handb. Ent. ii. 732. 

 W. Indies. 



Sect. N. 



Mas. Corpus breve, pubescens. Caput parvum. Oculi mediocres, 

 non prominuli. Palpi longiusculi, sat graciles; articulus 3us vix securi- 

 formis, 2o valde longior. Prothorax transversus, antice angustior. Cerci 

 abdoniine non breviores. Pedes graciles, longissimi, tibiis posticis utrinque 

 tiispinosis. Alas anticae abdomine breviores, tympano magno. • 



Male. Body short, dull, pubescent. Head small. Eyes moderately 

 large, not prominent. Maxillary palpi rather long and slender, minutely 

 setuiose; third joint very slightly securiform, much longer than the second. 

 Antennae very slender, more than thrice the length of the body. Prothorax 

 narrower in front, very much broader than long. Cerci as long as the 

 abdomen. Legs slender, very long; hind femora a little shorter than the 

 hind tibiae, keeled on each side, much attenuated towards the tips; anterior 

 tibiae with two slender spines at the tips, much longer than the tarsi ; hind 



