256 FAMILY VII.— GRYLLIEu©. 



of male tegmina (when present) furnished with a 

 speculum. 



c. Hind tibiae biseriately serratulate but not spined, 

 or, if spined {Myrmecophila), then the body is 

 sub-spherical and the hind femora exceptionally 



gibbous Myrmecophilinae. 



cc. Hind tibige biseriately spined, the body always 

 sub-elongate, with relatively slender hind 

 femora. 



d. Hind tibiae rather short, armed with stout 

 spines, not serrulate between them. 



Gryllinae. 

 dd. Hind tibise slender, armed with delicate 

 spines, and serrulate between them. 



CEcanthinae. 

 A A. Second joint distinct, depressed, cordiform. 



b. Hind tibije biseriately spinose, not serrate, the apical 

 spurs, two in number on the inner side. 



Trigonidiinae. 

 bb. Hind tibiae biseriately^ spinose and also serrate, the 

 apical spurs, three in number, on both sides. 



Eneopttrinae. 



The sub-family Grvllotalpime contams two tribes. 



A. Head furnished with two large ocelli; fore tibiae dilated, 



markedly digitate; hind femora scarcely saltatorial; 



tarsi three-jointed Gryllotalpini. 



AA. Head furnished with three small ocelli ; fore tibiae 

 scarcely dilated, three to four spined apically; hind 

 femora strongly saltatorial ; tarsi uniarticulate or 

 aborted Tridactylini. 



GENUS Gryllotalpa Latreille. 



Head oval; thorax convex, sub-elliptical, sides rounded; 

 body rounded and about twice as long as the thorax; an- 



