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ORTHOPTERA. 
Blattari^e. 
E'pilampra aspera, Tepper. 
Epilamjira notahilis (Walk.), Tepper. 
Periplaneta basedowi, Tepper. 
Pseud epilampra punctata, Tepper, Musgrave Ranges. 
Onisrosotna castanea, Brunner. 
Mantid^. 
Orthodera marginata, Saussure. 
Orthodera prasina, Saussure. (Also an egg-case.) 
Pseudomantis pulchellus , Tepper. 
Fischeria quinquelobata, spec. mv. 
Male and female. Resembling Archimantis latistylus, 
Brunner, in general aspect. Greyish-brown. Head mucn 
compressed. Eyes large, prominent. Antennae very slender. 
Tips of mandibles black. Pronotum oval, minutely tubercu- 
late, margins minutely spinulate, spines alternately black and 
pale. Meso- and metanotum glabrous, unarmed. Forelegs 
stout, coxa; with the strong, external ridge provided with four 
large lobes and one small, one, mucronate, and black under- 
neath; internal ridge minutely serrate. Fore femora with 
four spines preceding a fifth much longer one externally ; in- 
ternal ridge with numerous sub-equal spines. Middle and 
hind legs slender, lattter long, unarmed. Tegmina much 
longer and wider than tlie wings, greyish ; veins dark brown ; 
two black, sub-rotundate spots at and before middle respec- 
tively : anal area pale. Wings about half the size of the 
former ; all veins and veinlets of the costal area dark brown 
(similar to tegmina). Cerci broadly oar-shaped, apex sub- 
obtuse. 
Length of body, 92-107 mm. ; width, 5-9 mm. 
Length of head, 2-3 mm. ; width, 9-10 mm. 
Length of pronotum (base), 7-8 mm. ; width, 4-5 mm. 
Length of mesonotum (max.), 32-37 mm. ; width, 4-6 mm. 
Length of metanotum, 5-7 mm. : width, 5-7 mm. 
Length of abdomen, 45-52 mm. ; width, 6-9 mm. 
Length of ant. coxae, 16-20 mm. 
Length of ant. femora, 20-25 mm. 
Length of ant. tibiae, 8-10 mm. 
Length of ant. tarsi, 10-13 mm. 
Length of med. femora, 20-23 mm. 
Length of med. tibiae, 20-24 mm. 
Length of med. tarsi, 12-14 ram. 
