BLATTARI^. 143 



Bt-atta LONGIDSCULA. 



Mas. Testacea, longi-fusiformis ; caput proihoracem perpauUo superans, 

 mrtice fronteque nigris ; oculiinvicem remoti ; antennce fuscescentes ; 

 prothorax longiusculus, laleribus hyalinis subrolundatis ; pedes 

 graciles ; alee anlicce angusta, semicoriacea, abdomen superanies ; alee 

 postica diaphancB. 



Male. Testaceous, elong^ate-fusiform, smooth, shininpr. Head extend- 

 in jif very little beyond the prothorax; vertex and front black. Eyes piceous, 

 wide apart. Antennae brownish, slender, testaceous at the base. Prothorax 

 much longer than half its breadth, much narrower in front, pellucid on each 

 side; fore border slightly truncated; sides and hind border slightly 

 rounded. Abdomen long, pale testaceous. Legs slender, moderately long. 

 Wings extending beyond the abdomen. Fore wings narrow, semicoria- 

 ceous ; anterior longitudinal veins forked; intermediate longitudinal veins 

 distinct. Hind wings pellucid ; anal area with white veins. Length of 

 the body 6 lines; of the wings Hi lines. 



S. Australia. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Blatta patula. 



Mas. Ochracea, lata, fusiformis ; caput proihoracem paullo superans; 

 oculi invicem remoti; prothoracis latera late diaphana, valde rotun- 

 data ; abdomen alas superans; cerci longiusculi ; pedes breves, 

 robusti ; alee anticce semicoriacem, apud costam diaphanm ; alcB 

 posticcB diaphance. 



Male. Ochraceous, broad, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extend- 

 ing a little beyond the prothorax. Eyes piceous, wide apart. Antennae 

 slender. Prothorax longer than half its breadth, broadly pellucid on each 

 side ; fore border truncated ; sides much rounded ; hind border straight. 

 Abdomen longer than the wings. Cerci rather long. Legs stout, short; 

 femora setose. Fore wings semicoriaceous, pellucid along the costa ; some 

 of the veins forked ; intermediate longitudinal veins distinct. Hind wings 

 pellucid; veins white. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



Sydney. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Blatta latirupta. 



Mas. Ochracea, fusiformis ; caput proihoracem paullo superans ; oculi 



invicem remoti ; antennce picece, corpore paullo longiores ; prothorax 



linea media viltisque duabus albis, lateribus diaphanis rotundatis ; 



abdominis dorsum striyis lateralibus transversis nigricantibus ; pedes 



breviusculi, sat graciles, femoribus setosis ; alee anticce subcoriacece, 



abdomen non superanies, vilta costali lata albida diaphana ; alee 



posticce diaphana. 



Male. Ochraceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending a 



little beyond the prothorax. Eyes tawny, wide apart. Antennae piceous, 



testaceous at the base, a little longer than the body. Prothorax longer 



than half its breadth, with a white middle line and with a white stripe and 



