emarginate in the middle. 
the supra-anal lamina. 
R. Shelford, New Blattidae. 
Legs piceous. 
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Cerci short, not extending beyond 
Total length 48 mm; length of tegmina 40 mm; pronotum 
10> mm >< 15,5° mm. 
1 9, Mpala, Tanganyika. 
This is a very remarkable species on account of the rugosity 
of the pronotum and abdomen and is most nearly allied to 
N. thoracica Kirby. 
The following key may assist in the determination of the 
species of Nauphoeta: 
GO te 
(9) 2. 
(4) 3. 
(oy «A 
Fy 
ee) 
TZ 
on 
(20) 11. 
(13) 12. 
(14) 15. 
(17) 16. 
(16) 17. 
. Pronotum 
13. 
14. 
Pronotum with fuscous intra- 
marginal vittae. 
Total length exceeding 18 mm. 
Dise of pronotum with a de- 
finite castaneous or fusco- 
castaneous pattern. 
Disc of pronotum unicolorous 
or with obscure darker suf- 
fusions. 
. Intramarginal vittae broad, 
not joined in front. 
- With marginal yellow vittae. 
. Without marginal yellowvittae. 
. Vittae narrow, joined in front. 
. Total length 
not exceeding 
18 mm. 
without fuscous 
intra-marginal vittae. 
Pronotum testaceous or fulvous. 
Pronotum with two large con- 
fluent spots. 
Pronotum not as above. 
Distance apart of eyes scarcely 
ereater than length of first 
antennal joint. 
Eyes yery wide apart. 
Marginal area of tegmina very 
broad, large species 
Marginal area of tegmina not 
very broad, smaller species. 
cinerea Oliv. (Cosmopo- 
litan. ) 
flexivittaW lk. | frenata Gerst. 
? == discoidalis Sauss.| 
(Cameroons, Congo.) 
elegans sp. n. (Came- 
roons. ) 
pulchra sp. n. (Ogowe.) 
minuta sp. n. (Cameroons. ) 
(Galla- 
gestriana Sauss. 
land.) 
epilamproides sp.n. (Came- 
roons, Ogowe.) 
testacea Br. == [pallescens 
Kirby] (Cameroons, 
San Thomé.) 
