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the mediastinal vein; anterior space cinereous. Hind wings extending 

 very much beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 7h lines. 



The markings on the prothorax are very different from those of 

 G. supplictins. 



a. Amoy, China. From Mr. Stevens' coltection. 



67. Gkyllus tenellus. 



Mas. Piceus,nilens, subtus fulvus ; caput anlice fulvum ; palpi teslacei ; 

 antenna corpore multo longiores, basi leslacece ; prolhoracis latera 

 testacea ; abdomen vitta venlrali fulva ; cerci abdomine breviores ; 

 pedes fulvi,femoribus posticis strigatis ; alw anlicce abdominis apicem 

 attingentes, spado subcostali pallide cinereo venis fulvis ; alee posticce 

 abdomen longissime superantes. 



Mule. Piceous, shining, tawny beneath. Head tawny in front. Eyes 

 testaceous. Ocelli luteou*. Palpi testaceous. Antenna? testaceous at the 

 l>;ise, much longer than the body. Prothorax testaceous along each side. 

 Pectus tawny. Abclomeu with a tawny ventral spine. Cerci somewhat 

 shorter than the abdomen. Le^s lawny ; hind femora with oblique darker 

 streaks ; spines on each side of the hind tibia? varying from three to four in 

 number. Fore wings extending to the tip of the abdomen ; space between 

 the costa aud the mediastinal vein pale cinereous with tawny veins. Hind 

 wings extendiug very far beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 

 7 lines. 



It much resembles G. concisus; the hind femora of that species are 

 much darker and more distinctly streaked, and the fore wings are shorter. 



a. CeyloD. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



68. GRYLLUS CONflR.UATUS. 



Mas. Fulvus, subnpacus ; caput nitens,plaga frontali irigra divisa guttam 

 includente ; antennae picew, corpore longiores, basi fulva ; cerci 

 abdomini aquilongi ; femora postica slrigata ; alee anlicce abdomine 

 paullo breviores, area subcostali diaphana venis teslaceis ; alee postica? 

 abdomen longissime superantes. 



Acheta confnmata, Wlk. Ann. Nat. Hist. 3rd Ser. iv. 221. 



Male. Tawny, hardly shining. Head shining; a black patch on the 

 front, divided by a transverse tawny line and including an anterior tawny 

 dot. Eyes tawny. Ocelli luteous. Antenna? piceous, tawny at the base, 

 rather longer than the body. Prothorax testaceous along each side. 

 Abdomen blackish, tawny at the base. Cerci as long as the abdomen. 

 Hind femora with oblique darker streaks ; hind tibia? with four spines on 

 each side. Fore wings a little shorter than the abdomen ; subcostal space 

 pellucid, with testaceous veins. Hind wings extending very much beyond 

 the abdomen. Length of the body 6 lines. 



The much paler colour of this species distinguishes it from 

 G. concisus. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



