Mr. R. Shelford’s Studies of the Blattide. 275 
Abdomen fusco-castaneous; supra-anal lamina large, produced, margin 
slightly reflected, emarginate in the middle and with a stiff erect 
pubescence, sub-genital smaller than the supra-anal lamina, com- 
pressed laterally and deeply cleft; cerci mutilated. Legs fusco-cas- 
taneous, tarsi paler, front femora with apical spine on anterior border 
beneath, no genicular spine, mid-femora with two apical spines and 
a genicular spine, hind femora missing ; tarsi without arolia. 
Length of body 7 mm, ; length of tegmina 3 mm. 
Kucutnc. One example [No. 26]. An example of this 
species from Sumatra is in the Paris Museum. 
Genus PARANAUPHTA, Br. 
Paranaupheta atra, a. sp. 
¢ and 2. Entirely black, shining, except the apical third of the 
antenne which is testaceous, and the labrum which is flavo-testaceous, 
Pronotum marked with irregular depressions, 'Tegmina with radial 
vein ramose, fourteeen to fifteen costal veins, their basal halves 
obsolescent, anterior ulnar vein bifurcate, posterior ulnar multi- 
ramose, anal vein not reaching the middle of the sutural margin. 
Wings infuscated, radial vein irregular, costal veins obsolete, ulnar 
vein sending many branches to the dividing vein, an inconspicuous 
apical triangle. Supra-anal lamina in both sexes large, the cerci 
barely exceeding it, its posterior margin in the female slightly 
emarginate ; sub-genital lamina in male large, asymmetrical with 
prominent acuminate styles, in the female ample. 
Total length, 27 mm.; length of tegmina, 21 mm. 
Kucuine. A long series [No. 6]. 
[Paranaupheta affinis, n. sp. 
@. Allied to P. basalis, Serv., but with no yellow band on the 
head between the eyes ; abdomen beneath with no yellow spots, the 
last three segments of the abdomen above with very small yellow 
spots; the supra-anal lamina entirely black. Tegmina and wings 
variable in length, in one example not extending beyond the middle 
of the sixth abdominal segment, in no case attaining the extremity 
of the abdomen. 
Total length 22 mm. ; length of tegmina 13 mm. to 15 mm. 
Buutan. Four examples (Paris Museum). |] 
