302 Mr. R. Shelford's Studies of the Blattidac. 



7. A. rothei, Tepp. 



Pseudolampra rotJici, Tepper, t. c, p. 98 (1393). 

 South Australia, Sedan (Adelaide Mus., type). 



8. 1 A. ornata, Tepp. 



Pseudolampra ornata, Tepper, t. c, p. 98 (1893). 

 South Australia (Adelaide Mus., type). 



9. 1 A. circumcincta, Walk. 



Polyzostcria circumcincta. Walker, Cat. Derm. Salt. Brit. 

 Mus. V. Suppl. Blatt., p. 36 (1871). 

 A young larva, possibly of A. frcncliii. 

 Australia (British Mus., type). 



10. 1 A. fulvornata, Tepp. 



Anamesia (i) fulvornata, Tepper, Tr. R. See. S. Australia, 

 xviii, p. 177 (1894). 



Mr. Tepper himself is doubtful of the systematic position 

 of this species. 



Victoria, Howbulan (Adelaide Mus., type). 



Genus 9. Desmozosteria, Shelf. 



Desmozostcria, Shelford, [mi] Fauna Sudwest Austral., ii, 

 Lief. 9, Blattidae, p. 139 (1909). 



Characters. Allied to Zonioploca, Lut the angles of none of the 

 abdominal tergites backwardly produced. Lateral margins of the 

 jironotum incrassated. Tegminal rudiments absent. Doi-sal surface 

 punctate or smooth. Supra-anal lamina ( ^ ) quadrate, margins entire, 

 (9) trigonal, cucullate. Cerci short, flattened. Posterior metatarsus 

 verj' short, not spined beneath. 



Type of the genus P. michaclscni, Shelf. 



The genus stands in the same relation io Zonioploca that 

 Anamesia does to Cosriiozostcria. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES. 

 1. Thoracic tergites iiniformly punctate . i>. grusse-punctata, sjj. n. 

 r. Thoracic tergites not uniformly punc- 

 tate, or smooth. 

 2. Thoracic tergites smooth . . . D. michaelseni, Shelf. 

 2'. Thoracic tergites laterally finely 

 punctate. 

 3. Castaneous banded with ochreous . D. cincta, sp. n. 

 3'. Rufescent D. rufescens, Shelf. 



