OKTHOPTKRA 



18. Genus PSEUDOPHORASPIS, Kirby 



Pseudophoraspis. Kirby, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), Vol. 12, p. 276 (igoS). 



Characters. — Eyes rather close together. Pronotum completely covering vertex of head, sub- 

 cucullate, posteriorly obtusely produced. Tegmina and wings fully developed in both sexes, their apices 

 rounded or slightly truncate. Femora moderately armed beneath. Tarsi long, posterior metatarsi longer 

 than the succeeding joints, biseriately spined beneath, its pulvillus apical, remaining joints with large 

 pulviUi, entirely unarmed. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Tonkin. Mala}- Peninsula, Sunda Islands, 

 Philippines. 



1. P. fruhstorferi, now. sp.(i). — PI. 2, Fig. 3. Tonkin. 



2. P «(7wi(wa, Burmeister,Handb.Ent.Vol.2,p.5o5(iS3S).- PI. 2, Fig. 4. Malay Peninsula, Borneo. 



Blatta jaspiiiea. Serville, Hist. Nat. Ins. Orth. p. 88 (iSSg). Sumatra. Java. 



Epihimpra congrua. Walker, Cat. Blatt. Brit. Mus. p. igq (1868). 

 Epilampra scitn. Walker, ibidem, p. 200 (1868). 

 EptlampKi confoimis. Walker, ibidem, p. 200 I1S68). 

 Epilamj'iii dcplanata. Walker, ibidem, p. 201 (1868). 



3. P. miranda, Shelford, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lend. p. 268 (1906). Borneo. 



4 P. vasla. Walker, Cat. Blatt. Brit. Mus p. iq5 (1868). Philippines. 



Epilampict imperatoria, Stal. Oefv. Vet.-Akad. Forh. Vol. 34, n" 10, 

 p. 36 I1S77). 



19. Genus HEDAIA, Saussure & Zehntner 



Hedaia, Saussure \- Zehntner. in Grandidier. Hist. Nat. Madag. Orth. Vol. i. pp. 56, bb (itJgS). 



Characters. — Pronotum pentagonal, anterior border moderately arched, almost covering 

 vertex of head, sides truncated, posteriorly strongly produced. Tegmina and wings fully developed, the 

 former membranous, the latter with apex rounded or slightly angulate. Femora very sparsely armed, 

 apical spines small. Tarsi long, posterior metatarsus biseriately spined beneath, second joint also 

 biseriately spined beneath and with apical pulvillus. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Madagascar. 

 I. H. venusta, Saussure & Zehntner, Hist. Nat. Madag. Orth. \'n\. i, p. 67, Madagascar, 

 pi. 4, f. 43 (1895). 



20. Genus RHABDOBLATTA, Kirby 



Rhabdoblatta, Kirby, .Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), Vol. 12, p. 276 (igoS). 



Characters. — Vertex of head freely exposed. Pronotum with its greatest width behind the 

 middle, posteriorly strongly produced. Tegmina and wings fully develojied, the latter(2) truncate at the 



(i) p. fruhstorferi. nov. sp. — Closely allied to P. tieiuli'sa, Hurmeister. but the eyes mucli further apart; less convex: pronotum and 

 tegmina less nitid; mediastinal vein of tegmina shining luteous; supra-anal lamina (cj) triangularly produced, apex not emarginate. Total length : 

 ((J) 41 mm., (S) 39 mm.; length of body : (J) 33.2 mm., (Q) 04. 5 mm.; length of tegmina : ((J) 35 mm., (2) 33.5 mm.: pronotum : ((?) Q mm. X 12 mm., 

 (Q) 10mm, X 14 3 mm. Tonkin. Montes Mauson (Fruhstorferi (Oxford Mus.). 



(2j Kxcept in /^, ^r$ijiui>ia, Saussure. 



