CATALOGUE 



OF 



GRYLLIDH, 



Order DERMAPTERA. 

 Sect. 2. SALTATORIA. 



Saltatovia, Latr. Serv. Hist. Orth. 293. 



a. Fore wings horizontal in repose. .... GbvllidjE. 

 aa. Fore wings deflexed in repose. 



b. Antennas long, setaceous. Tarsi 4-jointed. - - - AcEiDiDiE. 

 bb. Antenna? filiform, generally rather short. Tarsi 3-jointed. Locusxid^;. 



Fam. 1. GRYLLID.E. 



Gryllides, Latr. Gen. Cr. et Ins. 1807. — Gryllina, Macleay. — Achetidse, 

 Leach, Steph. — Gryllodea, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 725. — Achetina, 

 Newm. Ent. Mag. ii. 1835. — Gryllides et Hypsallomeni, Serv. Hist. 

 Orth. 319, 358. 



a. Fore legs fossorial. 



b. Hind tarsi of the usual form. 



c. Tarsi 3-jointed. 



Genus 1. GRYLLOTALPA. 



Gryllotalpa, Ray, Leach, Latr., Steph., Serv., Burm., Fisch. — Giyllus, 

 Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 2, 693.— Acheta, Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii. 28. 



a. Fore tibia? with four teeth. 



b. Fore wings not extending beyond the fourth segment of the ab- 



domen. 



c. Fore border of the hind femora sinuated. - - vulgaris. 

 cc. Fore border of the fore femora not sinuated. 



d. Hind wings extremely small, shorter than the fore wings. hirsuta. 

 dd. Hind wings narrow, shorter than the abdomen. borealis ; cophta. 



ddd. Hind wings as long as the abdomen. - - minuta. 



dddd. Hind wings longer than the abdomen. 



e. Body dull above. 



/. Fore femora not sinuated. 

 y. Prothorax moderately broad. 



B 



