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CATALOGUE OF 



2. Hemideina thohacica. 



Deinacrida thoracica, fVhite, Zool. Voy. Erebus and Terror, xi. 25, pi. 5, 

 f. 2. 



a—d. New Zealand. Presented by Sir J. C. Ross. 



e. New Zealand. (In trunks of trees). From M. Ptlerin's collection. 



f,g. New Zealand. Presenled by Dr. Sinclair. 



h,i. New Zealand. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



j — m. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



3. Hemideina figcrata. 

 Fcem. Lulea ; caprtt fuhum,fronte transverse striata ; prothorax litvra 

 nigra subcithariformi ; rnesothorax, tnelatkorax et abdominis segmenta 

 nigra marginata ; abdomeri compressum, villa dorsuli nigra apicem 

 versus dilalata ; oviduclus fnlvus, arvuattts, apice picetts, abdominis 

 diviidio longior ; pedes robusli, breviusculi, libiis poslicis subdilalatis. 

 Var. /3. — Caput testaceum. ^las. — Caput nigricans ; abdomen nan 

 villatuvi, apice nigrum. 



Female. Luteous, convex, shininp. Head tawny, ibinly and finely 

 punctured, with a slijibt I'orkcd keel between tlie sockets of the antennae ; 

 front finely and transversely striated. Eyes slightly prominent. Palpi 

 tawny ; fifth joint subclavate, longer than the fourth ; third joint of the 

 labial palpi clavate. Antenna) very much longer than the body. Prothorax 

 transverse; sides slij;htly reflexed; a very slender longitudinal furrow and 

 with two much curved transverse furrows; several connected black marks 

 in the disk forming a somewhat lyre-shaped figure. Mesolhorax, meta- 

 ihorax and abdominal dorsal segments with a black band on the hind 

 border of each, these bands attenuated on each side. Mesothorax with a 

 few irregular black marks. Metathorax with a black patch on each side. 

 Abdomen compressed, with a black stripe which is dilated towards the lip. 

 Oviduct tawny, curved upward, piceous towards the lip, a little more thiin 

 half the length of the abdomen. Legs slout, rather short; femora with a 

 row of short oblique blackish streaks on each side ; hind femora with a 

 single row of three minute black-tipped spines near the tip ; four anterior 

 til)ijE with four minute black-tipped spines on each side; liind tibice with 

 four long thick black-tipped spines on each side and with three minute 

 spines beneath. Var. /3. — Head testaceous. Spines of the legs not black 

 at the tips. Male. — Head blackish' larger than that of the female. Abdo- 

 men without a stripe, wholly black towards the tip. Length of the body 

 16—21 lines. 



The stripe on the abdomen distinguishes this species from //. tho- 

 racica. 



a. Port Nicholson, New Zealand. "In wood.'' " ' Weta ' of natives." 



From Mr. EaiTs collection. 

 /). New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair, 

 c. New Zealand. Presented by Miss llye. 



