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yellowish spots (perhaps greenish in fresh specimens), seated upon the 

 cross veinlets througlioat nearly the whole wing ; middle and hiii J 

 tarsi blackish beneath. Length of prothorax ,5 1.1 in., $ 1.46 in.; 

 of tegmiua S 1.98 in., 9 1.85 in.; of fore tibias $ .62 in., ? .86 in. 

 One 3 , one 9 . Napo or Marauon. 



BLATTARI^. 



29. Phyllodromia pallipes nov. sp. 



Head piceous, labrum and clypeus luteous ; basal three joints of 

 maxillary palpi pale, apical two fuscous ; antennse black. Pronotum 

 scarcely concealing the whole of the head, black, immaculate, 

 minutely and rather sparsely punctulate; entire border minutely 

 marginate. Tegmina dark castaneous, semidiaphanous toward the 

 tip, costal edge yellowish ; wings faintly fuliginous with dusky veins, 

 .costal edge, especially near tip, castaneous. Femora and tibize and 

 most of the coxae pale, the tibiaj suffused with yellowish brown, 

 especially toward the apex; tarsi darker. Abdomen black; anal eerci 

 nearly as long as the first hind tarsal joint, rather broad, pointed, 

 black, the apex pale. Length of body, .58 in. ; of body, including 

 tegmina, .76 in. One $ from Napo or Maraiion. 



30. Ischnoptera melana Walk.? 



My single specimen from Napo River does not wholly agree with 

 Walker's description; it is not so dark, the tarsi are not tawny 

 toward the tip, and the tegmina show no dusky markings near the 

 apex. 



31. Periplaneta americana (Linn.) Burm. One specimen 

 from Napo or Maraiion. 



32. Periplaneta australasise (Fabr.) Burm. Two specimens 

 from Napo or Maraiion. 



33. Panchlora exoleta Klug. One specimen from Napo or 

 Maraiion. 



34. Zetobora rudis Walk. One specimen, unlabelled. 



35. Blabera cubensis Sauss. Two specimens from Guayaquil. 



36. " femorata nov. sp. 



Head black, labrum and lower part of front luteous, the upper part 

 of labrum with a transverse fuscous band ; eyes separated from each 

 other by a space greater than the length of the first antennal joint; 

 palpi reddish brown ; antenna thick at base, tapering more rapidly 

 than usual; first eleven joints piceous, shining, beyond dull blackish 

 fuscous, apical third dull ferruginous, the apices of the joints tipped 



