496 Mr. R. Shelford's Shidies of the Blattida}. 



Sub-fcam. EFILAMPRINM 



35. Pinaconota ohliqua, Wlk. (Plate XXX, fig. 5.) 



Isclino2)tcra (?) Migua, Walker, 1. c. 148 (1869). 

 $. Brazil. 



Pale testaceous. Head castaneous, a fuscous band between the eyes, 

 cljrpeus and mouth-parts testaceous, sparsely but deeply punctate ; 

 antenna} about half the body-length, testaceous. Pronotum trans- 

 versely elliptical, anterior margin truncate, not nearly covering 

 vertex of head ; posterior margin nearly straight, sides deflexed, with 

 large scattered punctures ; two angulate black vittse extend from the 

 anterior to the posterior margins. Tegmina with basal fourth punc- 

 tate, a short humeral stripe castaneous, radial vein bifurcated, 

 extremities ramose, ten costal veins, discoidal field reticulate. 

 Scutellum exposed, marked with castaneous, punctate. Supra-anal 

 lamina large, fimbriated ; sub-genital lamina large with two styles 

 asymmetrically placed ; cerci short ; legs short, the front and mid 

 tibia3 shorter than the corresponding femora. Front femora armed on 

 the anterior margin beneath with a close-set row of short spines, two 

 spines on the posterior margin ; mid-femora with twelve spines on 

 anterior, four on posterior margin ; hind-femora with five spines on 

 anterior, four on posterior margin beneath ; the spines on the anterior 

 margin about half the length of those on the posterior margin ; 

 formula of apical spines f , j, ^ ; minute genicular spines on mid- 

 and hind-femora. Tarsi short, both tibia; and tarsi fimbriated, pos- 

 terior metatarsus shorter than remaining joints ; pulvilli large. Total 

 length 21 mm. ; length of body 18 mm. ; length of tegmina 17 mm. ; 

 pronotum 5 mm. x 7 mm. 



This somewhat remarkable species appears to be im- 

 doubtedly referable to the genus Pinaconota, Sauss., it 

 can be distinguished from the only other species in the 

 genus, P. hifasciata^ Sauss., by its much larger size. 



36. Molytria dotata, Wlk. 



Epilampra dotata, Walker, 1. c, p. 130 (1869). 

 $. Singapore ( Wallace). 

 The same as Molytria hadia, Br. 

 87. Molytria jpolyspila, Wlk. 



JSpilampra polyspila. Walker, 1. c. p. 197 (1868); 1. c. 

 p. 133 (1869). 



