ORYLLID.K. 25 



Madeira. 



38. GRYLLUS MARG1NALIS. 



Mas. Niger "nitensi ocelli albidi; antenna? corpore breviores ; prothorax 

 lineis duabus lateralibus poslicis margineque postico intervuple 

 utrinque luleis ; cerci abdomine breviores ; femora postica ex parte 

 ht tea ; aim anticce abdominis dimidio longiores ; alee postica breviores. 

 Var. j3. — -Pedes poslici libiis larsisque saturate rujis. Var. y. ? — Caput 

 luteo bistrigalum ; protkorax luteu marginalus ; abdomen luleo con- 

 spersum ; pedes fulvi. 



Male. Black, shining, very finely punctured. Antennae shorter than 

 the body. Prothorax with a luteous line along the hind part of each side; 

 bind border interruptedly luteous ou each side. Cerci more than half the 

 length of the abdomen, ilind femora towards the base mottled with luteous 

 on the outer side, wholly luteous on the inner side; hind tibia? armed with 

 five spines along each side. Fore wings more than half the length of the 

 abdomen. Hind wings more than half the length of the fore wings. 

 Var. (3. — Hind tibiae and hind tarsi dark red. Var. y. ? Larva. — Head with 

 a luteous streak on each side between the eye and the hind border. Pro- 

 thorax irregularly bordered with luteous. Abdomen speckled with luteous. 

 Legs tawny. Length of the body 8 lines. 



In the synopsis of the European Grt/IH this species agrees with 

 G. campeslris, from which the luteous lines on the prothorax and other 

 characters distinguish it. 



a, b. Madeira. From Mr. Macgillivray's collection. 

 e. Madeira. Presented by Mrs. Hope. 



North Africa. 

 39. Gryllus Cerisyi. 

 Gryllus Cerisyi, Serv. Hist. Orth. 342 — burdigalensis, var.? 



Egypt. 



40. Gryllus PYG.vtiEus. 



Foein. Testaceus, lomentosus ; caput nitens, vertice fuscescenle leslaceo- 

 ■quadrilineato, fascia nigra ; fascia maculisque duabus anterioribus 

 fuscis ; prothorax fusco quadrimaculatus el bistrigalus ; oviduct us 

 corpore brevior ; alee anlicce abdominis apicem attingenles, apud 

 costam diaphanic lestaceo pallida venosee, striga subcostali fuscescenle ,• 

 alw postica abdomen longissime super antes. 



Female. Testaceous, tomentose. Head shining; vertex brownish, 

 with four testaceous longitudinal lines; a black band between the eyes; 

 a brown band between the sockels of the antenna;, and a brown spot on each 

 side in front. Eyes testaceous, with brownish disks. Prothorax with four 

 brown spots in the disk and on each side with a brown streak which is 

 abbreviated in front. Oviduct piceous towards the tip, rather shorter than 

 the body. Hind tibiae with live spines on each side. Fore wings extend- 

 ing to the lip of the abdomen, with a brownish streak along the lateral 



