20 CATALOGUE OF 



a, b. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's callection. 



c. St. Domingo. From Mr. Hearse's collection. 



d. Isle St. Vincent. From the Rev. L. Guilding's collection. 



25. Gryllus parilis. 



Mas. Piceus, nitens ; caput lituris quatuor facieque testaccis ; palpi 

 palliile lestaeei ; prothoracis latera pectusque testacea ; cerci fulvi, 

 abdomine mullo breviores ; pedes fulvi, femoribus posticis pallido 

 strigatis ; alec anliccB luridee, abdominis apicem attingentes, venis sub- 

 eoslalibus pallide testaveis ,• alee posticce abdomen longe superantes. 



Male. Piceous, shining. Head with two testaceous spots between 

 the eyes and the hind border, and with two testaceous patches between the 

 eyes and the sides; fore part testaceous. Eyes and palpi pale testaceous. 

 Antennae longer than the body. Prothorax irregularly testaceous on each 

 side. Pectus testaceous. Cerci tawny, much shorter than the abdomen. 

 Legs tawny ; hind femora with the usual paler streaks ; bind libise with 

 five spines on the outer side and with four spines on the inner side. Fore 

 wings lurid, extending to the tip of the abdomen ; subcostal veins pale tes- 

 taceous. Hind wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Length of 

 the body 9 lines. 



a. St. Vincent. From the Rev. L. Guilding's collection. 



b. Brazil. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



26. Gryllus similaris. 



Fcem. Teslaceus, tomentosus ; caput nitens, vitlis quatuor indeterminatis 

 lineisque duabus anterioribus transversis ferrugineis ; palpi pallide 

 flavi, apice picei ; prothorax piceo biplagiatus ; venter niger, rufo 

 vittalus ; cerci abdomine vix breviores ; oviduct us abdomine longior ; 

 femora postica vix strigata ,• alee antica? pice<e, abdominis apicem 

 attingentes, apices versus pallidiores, basi carinaque testaceis, spalio 

 subcostali diapkano venis pallide testaceis ; aim postica abdomen lon- 

 gissime superantes. 



Female. Testaceous, tomentose. Head shining, with four interme- 

 diate ferruginous stripes and with two anterior transverse ferruginous lines. 

 Eyes black. Palpi pale yellow, with piceous tips. Prothorax with two 

 large piceous patches, which occupy nearly all the disk. Abdomen beneath 

 black and with a red stripe, testaceous at the tip. Cerci nearly as long as 

 long as the abdomen. Oviduct somewhat longer than the abdomen. Hind 

 femora with slightly indicated oblique streaks; hind tibiae wiih six spines 

 on the outer side and with five on the inner side. Fore wings piceous, ex- 

 tending to the tip of the abdomen, paler towards the tips, testaceous at the 

 base and with a testaceous stripe along the mediastinal vein ; subcostal 

 space pellucid, with pale testaceous veins. Hind wings extending very 

 much beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 10 lines. 



Rather larger than G. parilis, and distinguished from the female of 

 that species by the fore wings, which are pale at the base. 



a, !>. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



