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not exceeding half the length of the abdomen. Underside 

 tawny. Abdomen with a yellow stripe laterally above and 

 below. 



Length of body (female) 7-8 mm. 



Habitat. — Western Australia." 



Phyllodromia, Serville. 



Br., Syst., 88, figs. 7 and 8 ; Blatta, auctores. 



Body elongate. Elytra corneous, incumbent, concealing the 

 scutellum ; anal vein long, not much curved, terminating about 

 the middle of the hindmargin ; radial vein emitting no branches 

 to the hindmargin, ulnar vein separate at the base, the branches 

 extending longitudinally towards the apex. Wings perfect, 

 ulnar vein undivided, or emitting a few branches to the apex. 

 Abdomen of male lanceolate, with nine dorsal and eight ventral 

 segments ; of female with nine dorsal and six ventral. Supra- 

 anal lamina of male triangular, or subsemicircular ; of female 

 triangular, obtuse, emarginate. Cerci long, 12-jointed. Sub- 

 genital lamina triangular, obtuse, styles none or rudimentary. 



This is another of the genera into which the original — now 

 altogether abolished — genus Blatta has been distributed, and is of 

 wide extent. A large number of species are recorded by Brunner, 

 Saussure, Walker, cfec, but not a single one represented in the 

 collection of the South Australian Museum at present. The 

 species of the last-named author are doubtful, and cannot be cor- 

 rectly placed, owing to his defective descriptions, notwithstanding 

 their apparent fulness, and must remain uncertain until deter- 

 mined by comparison with his types, and redescribed. 



Phyllodromia Germanica, Linne. 



" Brownish testaceous. Head very prominent ; face brownish, 

 vertex pale. Pronotum of male ol3long, of female transverse, 

 with two brown longitudinal stripes (slightly curved), the space 

 between them reddish testaceous, and distinct from the margin. 

 Elytra concolorous. Wings with ulnar and anal vein entire. 



Length of body . . . 

 Length of elytra 

 Length of pronotnm 

 Width of pronotum 



Habitat. — All continents ; 

 requires confirmation. 



The species has been described as Blatta Gernuniica by most 

 authors, but also as B. Asiatica, Pallas; Ectobius, Stephen; 

 Bctobia, Westwood ; Phyllodromica, Fieber. 



