Mr. R. Shelford on some new Species of Blattidee. 49 
reflected, densely punctate; anteriorly the punctures are 
irregular, producing a reticulate appearance ; a few irregular 
smooth spaces on all the thoracic tergites ; thorax beneath 
black, shining. Abdomen with large shallow punctures 
above; lateral margins of fifth and sixth segments shghtly 
sinuate, four or five punctures in the sulci of third to sixth 
segments; supra-anal lamina quadrate, slightly concave, 
angles rounded ; abdomen beneath zneous, densely punctate, 
lateral smooth stigmata on each segment; subgenital lamina 
aiwple, sinuate, striato-punctate. Cerci rufous. Coxe, apices 
of femora, tibiz, and tarsi rufo-testaccous ; femora castaneous. 
Total length 23 mm. ; pronotum 7°8 mm. x 14 mm. 
Tuyen-Quan, Central Tonkin (4. Weiss, 1901) ; a long 
series of specimens in all stages of growth (Paris Museum). 
This is one of the most brilliantly-coloured cockroaches 
known to science ; its colour is reminiscent of the gorgeous 
metallic-green Cetoniid beetles of the Eastern Tropics. 
