On a Collection oj African Blattidse. 



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XXXVII. — Notes on a Collection of African Blattidte, ckie,fly 

 -from the Transvaal^ formed hy Mr. W. L. Distant. By 

 "W. F. KiRBY, F.L.S., F.E.S., &c. 



During his residence in the Transvaal Mr. Distant paid 

 ))articular attention to the BUittidte, and obtained a series of 

 very interesting species. There are a considerable number 

 of remarkable forms in Southern and Eastern Africa, and an 

 examination of this collection has enabled me to record 

 several genera previously known only from Madagascar as 

 occurring also on the African continent, to clear up several 

 doubtful points of synonymy, and to place together the 

 sexes of various species. A large proportion of African 

 species belong to genera in which the females are very 

 different from the males, and mostly apterous ; and we require 

 a much larger series of specmiens of both sexes than have 

 yet been brought together to enable them to be worked out 

 in anything like a satisfactory manner. 



The species of BlattidjB enumerated below, and mostly 

 represented in Mr. Distaut's collection, are as follows : — 



ORTHOPTERA-BLATTID/E. 



Ectobiidae. 



Edobia, Westw. 



ericetorutii, Wesin. 

 Aphlebia, Brunn. 



transvaaliensis, sp. ii. 



bicolor, sp. u. 



Phyllodromiidae. 



Fhyllodromia, Serv. 



bivittata, Serv. 



delta, sp. n. 



rujiceps, sp. n. 

 Ibvhnopteru, Burm. 



strigosa, Schaura. 



Epilampridae. 



Epdampra, Burm. 

 pardalina, Walk. 



Blattidae. 



Apotrogia, geu. uov. 



anf/olensis, sp. n. 

 Dorylaa, Stal. 



rhombifolia, StoU. 



Periplayieta, Burm. 



(imericana, Linn. 

 Eurycotis, Stal. 



ccthiopica, Sau3s. 

 Deropeltis, Burm. 



erythrocep]iala, Fabr. 



atra, lirunn. 



meUmophila, Walk. 



brevicollis, Serv. 



similia, Sauss. 



capensis, Sauss-. 



Distauti, sp. n. 



Panchloridae. 



Hhyparohia, Krauss. 



madercs, Fabr. 

 Gyna, Brunn. 



caffrorum, Stal. 

 Nauphoeta^ Burm. 



aspersittii , sp. u. 



Perisphaeriidae. 



Eustegada, Uerst. 

 pcccilit, Schaum. 

 ohsoleta, sp. n. 



