Orthoptera from the Transvaal dec. 477 



Gryllus ignobilis. 

 Gryllus ignobilis, Walk. Oat. Derm. Salt. i. p. 29. n. 47 (1869). 



1, Fort Johnston, Nyasaland (Rendall) ; 1, Barberton 

 (Rendall). 



Originally described from Natal. G. ignobilis, Sauss., 

 from Java and Amboina, will require renaming. 



Gryllus melanocephalus, var. 

 Gryllus melanocephalus, Serv. Ins. Orth. p. 342 (1839). 



2, Nyasaland (P. Rendall). 



A variable species, inhabiting Africa and the East Indies. 



Cophogryllus Delalandii, var. (?) . 



Cophogryllus Delalandii, Sauss. Mem. Soc. Geneve, xxv. p. 234, pi. xiii. 

 (13) fig. 2 (1877). 



1, Brak Kloof, near Grahamstovvn. 



Closely resembles Saussure's description and figure, but 

 has six testaceous lines on the vertex, the two outer ones on 

 each side meeting at the eyes. There is a black arch be- 

 tween the antennge over a testaceous space, separated from 

 the black vertex by a narrower testaceous arch. 



Scapsipedus marginatus. 



Acheta marginata, Afzel. & Brann. Achet. Guin. p. 23. n. 4, fig. 5 a 



(1804). 

 Scapsipedus marginatus, Sauss. Mem. Soc. Geneve, xxv. p. 243 (1870). 

 Gryllus parallelus, Walk. Cat. Derrn. Salt. i. p. 32. n. 53 (1809). 

 Gryllus diadematus, Gerst. Von der Decken's Iteisen, iii. (2) p. 25. n. 37 



(1873). 



8, Pretoria (Distant). 



A species inhabiting both East and West Africa. 



Eneotteeinm. 



Anandus nigrosignatus. 



Rupilius nigrosignatus, Stal, CEfv. Vet.-Akad. Forh. 1876, (3) p. 66. 

 Anandus nigrosig?iatus, Sauss. Mem. Soc. Geneve, xxv. p. 054 (1878). 



1, Rustenbuig (Krantz). 



The markings of this species are not unlike those in 

 Saussure's figure of his Tapinopus platyceps, from New 

 Caledonia. 



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