Collection of African Blattidae. 279 



the base of the spines on the outer edge of the hind tibia?, 

 which are black or blackish. 



1, Pretoria [Distant). 



Closely allied to Temnopteryx varieqata, Schukhess, from 

 Delagoa Bay, of which it may be a variety. 



This genus is well represented in North Africa, as in the 

 Mediterranean region generally, and one species has been 

 described from Madagascar. I add the description of an 

 allied species in the Natural History Museum from Port 

 Elizabeth. 



Aphlebia bicolor, sp. n. 



Long. corp. 8-10 millim. 



Female. — Varied with black and testaceous. Head black, 

 with a transverse testaceous stripe on the vertex, and the 

 space round the base of the antennre and sometimes the mouth- 

 parts more or less testaceous ; antennae black, testaceous 

 towards the base. Pronotum nearly as in A. transvaaliensiSy 

 but the central pale mark is longitudinal. Meso- and nieta- 

 notum testaceous, with a black band behind ; tegmina as 

 long as the mesonotum, testaceous, with a longitudinal blackish 

 central stripe; abdomen black, with about five rows of testa- 

 ceous spots or dashes on each side of the median line, the 

 middle ones more linear and the marginal ones larger and 

 more irregular in shape than the others ; the last two 

 abdominal segments are bordered behind with testaceous, and 

 from this streak testaceous lines run obliquely upwards and 

 outwards; terminal plate black, spotted with testaceous. 

 Pectus testaceous, with blackish markings towards the 

 margins ; legs testaceous, femora lined on both edges with 

 black, and tibi» dotted with black. Cerci testaceous, wnth a 

 black spot in the middle above, and several transverse blackish 

 markings below. 



Described from three specimens. 



It is perhaps an immature insect, and has some resemblance 

 to the larva of Ectohia ericetorum [vide supra). 



Phyllodromiidae. 

 Phyllodromia bivittata. 



Blatta bivittata, Serv. Orth. p. 108 (1839). 

 Phyllodromia bivittata, Brunn. Syst. Blatt. p. 92 (1865). 



1, Pretoria [Distant) ; 1, Fort Johnston, Nyasaland 

 [Rendall). 



Found in South Africa, and in various parts of Tropical 

 America. Evidently liable to be distributed by shipping, 

 like its close ally P. germanicay L. 



