38 CATALOGUE OF 



69. Gryllus S1GNIFROSS. 



Foem. Niger, tomenlosus, suhtus fulvus; caput nitons, aniicc fulvum, 

 viltis duabus pallide flavis, slrigis duabus obliquis leslaceis ; palpi 

 obscure fuhi ; antenna basi fulvie, corpnre paullo longiores ; pro- 

 thorax apud angulds aniicos fulvus ; cerci abdomine breviores ; ovi- 

 duclus abdomine longior ; pedes f'tdvi, femoribus posticis pallida 

 slriyatis; alee antica abdominis apicem at tin gent es, area subcoslali 

 diaphana venis pallide testaceis ; ala postica abdomen longissime 

 superuntes. 



Female. Black, tomentose, tawny beneath. Head shining, tawny in 

 front, a pale yellow stripe along each eye above; an oblique testaceous 

 streak along the socket of each eye. Eyes piceous. Palpi dusky tawny. 

 Antennae a little longer than the body, tawny at the base. Prothorax 

 tawny about each fore angle. Cerci much shorter than the oviduct, which 

 is rather longer than the abdomen. Legs tawny ; hind femora with oblique 

 paler streaks; hind tibia? rather long, with five spines on the outer side and 

 with four on the inner side. Fore wings extending to the tip of the abdo- 

 men ; space along the costa pellucid, with pale testaceous veins. Hind 

 wings extending very much beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 

 10^ lines. 



The broad pale stripe adjoining the inner side of each eye sufficiently 

 distinguishes this species. 



a. N. Hindostan. From Dr. Hooker's collection. 



70. Gryllus testaceus. 



Fcem. Fulvus, nitens, subtus testaceus; caput, anlice leslaceum ; palpi 

 pallide lestacei ; prothorax anlice piceo biplagiatus ; abdomen piceum 

 basi viltaque lata venlrali testaceis; cerci fulvi, abdomine breviores ; 

 oviduetus piceus, abdomine longior; femora postica substrigata, tibia? 

 postica sat longa ; ala antica abdomine breviores, slriga picea, area 

 subcoslali diaphana; venis pallide testaceis ; aim postica; abdomen longe 

 svperanles. Mas. — Ala anlicce lurida, abdominis apicem attingentes, 

 basi viltaque pieeis. 



Female. Tawny, shining, testaceous beneath. Head testaceous in 

 front and about the eyes, whitish about the mouth. Eyes darkly livid. 

 Palpi pale testaceous. Prothorax with a piceous patch on each side of the 

 fore border. Abdomen piceous, testaceous at the base and along the fore 

 borders of the segments ; under side with a broad testaceous stripe. Cerci 

 tawny, shorter than the abdomen. Oviduct piceous, longer than the abdo- 

 men. Hind femora wilh indistinct oblique streaks ; hind tibia? long, with 

 six or seven spines on the outer side and with five on the inner side. Fore 

 wings shorter than the abdomen, with a piceous streak extending from the 

 base along the mediastinal vein ; subcostal space nearly colourless, with 

 pale testaceous veins. Hind wings colourless, extending much beyond the 

 abdomen. Costa and subcostal streak tawny ; veins white. Male. — Fore 

 wings lurid, extending to the tip of the abdomen, piceous at the base and 



