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12. Genus METHANA, Stal 



Methana. Stal. Oefv. Vet. Akad. Forh., Vol. 5^, iv lo, p. 36 (1S77). 

 Wodongia. Tepper, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral., X'ol. jg, p. t55 (i8g5). 



Characters. — Antenna; longer than body. Pronotum anteriorly parabolic, almost covering 

 vertex of head, posteriorly very obtusely angled. Scutellum not exposed. Tegmina and wings fully 

 developed, at least as long as the abdomen, generally longer. Supra-anal lamina : (c?) quadrate, margms 

 not serrate, (9) triangular, apex emarginate. Cerci long, acuminate. Femora heavily spined. Posterior 

 metatarsus about equal in length to remaining joints, biseriately spined beneath, its pulvillus apical: 

 remaining joints of tarsus with large pulvilli, not spined beneath. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Borneo, New Guinea, Australia. 



1. M. magna, SheltVird, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 007 (rgog). Borneo. 



2. M hosei, Shelford, ibidem, p. 3og (1909). Borneo. 



3. M. papua, Shelford. Mem. Soc. Ent. Belg., Vol. i5, p. 234 (1908). New Guinea. 



4. M. coiivexa, W-AWier, Cat. Derm. Salt Brit. Mus. Suppl. Blatt. p. 152(1869). Queensland, XewS. Wales. 



il. rufescens, Kirby. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), Vol. 12, p. 374 (igoS). 



5. M. cuyvigera. Walker, Cat. Blatt. Brit. Mus. p. 134 (1868). Queensland. 



6. M. mai'ginalis, Saussure, Rev. Zool. (2), Vol. r6, p. 319 (1864) — PI. 2, Oueensland. N'ewS Wales 



Fig. 10. 



Periplanita Ugala. Brunner von Wattenwyl, Nouv. Syst. des IJlatt. p. 234 

 (iS65). 



7. M. soror, Saussure. Rev. Zool. (2), Vol. 16, p. 3 19 (1864). Australia. 



Pii-iplaneta biqnadrata, Walker, Cat. Blatt. Brit. Mus. p. 134 (1S68). 

 Periplaneta oi-»/<(/.(, Walker, Cat Derm. Salt. Brit. Mus. Suppl. Blatt. p. i5:i 



(1869I. 

 Wodongia /n«(;/(7. Tepper. Trans. Roy. Soc.S. Austral. Vol. 19, p. iSSiiSgS). 



Doubtful species : 



8. M. palUpalpis. Serville, Hist. Nat. Ins. Orth. p. 71 (1839). Java, Sumatra, Austraha. 



13. Genus PARAMETHANA, Shelford 



Paramethana. Shelford. Sjostedt's Kilimandjaro-Meru Exped. Blatt. p. 3i (1907). 



Characters. — Differs from Mdhaiia in the short tegmina and wings of the female, which do 

 not extend beyond the fifth abdominal tergite and in the discoidal pronotum. Third antenna! joint nearly 

 three times longer than the second 



Geographical distribution of species. — East Africa. 



1. P. robusta, Shelford, Sjostedt's Kilunandjaro-Meru Exped. Blatt. p. 3i. German E. Africa. 



pi. 2, f. 7 (1907). 



2. P. buyssoui, Shelford, Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr. p. 618 (1909). — PI. 2, (iciinan E. Africa 



Fig. II. 



14. Genus THYRSOOERA, Burmeister 



Thyrsocera. Burmeister, Handb. Ent., \'ol. 2, p. 498 (iS38). 



Characters. — Sexes similar, completely winged. Antennas incrassated in basal half and 

 plumose. Pronotum trapezoidal, sides defiexed. Tegmina and wings exceeding the apex of the abdomen. 



