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27. Grvllus angustolus. 



Mas et foem. Ferrugineus, nilens, sat angustus ; caput litura fronlali 

 nigra, facie teslacea ; palpi pallide tesiacei ; prothorax laleribus aut 

 angiitis anlicis testaceis ; pedes teslacei, femoribus posticis subslri- 

 yatis ; ala antica abdominis apicem atlingentes aut paa/lo super- 

 a7ites, nonnunquam picete, basi pallide teslaeece, spatio subcostali pal~ 

 lide cinereo. Mas. — AUe poslicw nulla?. Fcem. — Venter fulvo vit- 

 tatus ; alee posliae abdomen longe superantes. 



Male and female. Ferruginous, shining, rather narrow. Head pro- 

 minent, with a black mark between the eyes; fore part testaceous. Eyes 

 piceous or black. Palpi pale testaceous ; third joint subclavate, hollow 

 beneath at the tip. Antenna; piceous, longer than the body, pale testaceous 

 at the base. Prothorax with a testaceous spot adjoining each fore angle, 

 or with the sides wholly testaceous. Pectus and legs testaceous ; hind 

 femora with the oblique streaks indistinctly marked ; hind tibiae with five 

 spines on each side. Fore wings sometimes piceous, almost as long as the 

 abdomen or a little longer, pale testaceous at the base ; subcostal space pale 

 cinereous. Male. — Hind wings obsolete. Female. — Abdomen with a tawny 

 ventral stripe. Hind wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Length 

 of the body 8 lines. 



It has most resemblance to G. parilis, but the size is smaller and the 

 prothorax is narrower. 



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

 e. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



28. GrYI.LUS CONT1NGENS. 



Foem. Niger, tomentosus ; caput nilens, linea transversa angulala facie- 

 quefulvis; palpi fulvi, apice nigricanles ; protkoracis anguli anlici 

 et cerci fulvi ; oviduclus abdomine paullo brevior ; pedes fulvi ; ala 

 anticce picne, abdominis apicem fere atlingentes, vena mediastinali 

 ramisque testaceis ; alee postica? breviores. 



Female. Black, tomentose. Head shining, tomenlose along the hind 

 border ; a transverse tawny angular line between the ocelli ; orbits of the 

 eyes and fore part tawny. Palpi tawDy, with blackish tips. Antennae 

 piceous, shorter than the border. Prothorax tawny about the fore angles, 

 Cerci tawny. Oviduct tawny towards the tip, a little shorter than the 

 abdomen. Legs tawny ; hind tibia? with six spines on the outer side and 

 with four spines on the inner side. Fore wings piceous, extending nearly 

 to the tip of the abdomen ; mediastinal vein and its branches testaceous. 

 Hind wings not apparent. Length of the body 12 lines. 



It has not the two longitudinal pale streaks on the prolhorax which 

 distinguish G. septentrionalis. 



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



b. Jamaica. From M r. Gosse's collection. 



