GKYLLIDiE. 45 



The specimen described may not have attained its full growth, but the 



markings distinguish it from the other species of Gryllus. 



a. Australia. From Major Parry's collection. 



87. Gkyllus commodus. 



Fcem. Piceus, nilens ; caput testaceo pallido bimaculalum, anlice 

 fulvum; antennce basi fulvce, corpore lanyiores ; prothorax maculis 

 duabus discoidalibus fulvis transversis ; venter niger, basi fulvus ; 

 cerci ferruginei, abdomine longiores ; oviducttts corpore vix brevior ; 

 pedes ful vi, femoribus posticis substrigatis ; alee anticce luridce, abdo- 

 minis apicem allingentes, apud cos lam diaphance testaceo venosce ; alee 

 posticce abdomen longissime super antes. 



Female. Piceous, smooth, shining. Head tawny on each side and in 

 front ; a pale testaceous spot along the inner side of each eye. Palpi tawny. 

 Antennae piceous, longer than the body, lawny at the base. Prothorax with 

 a transverse tawny spot on each side in the disk. Under side of the abdo- 

 men black, tawny in the disk at the base. Cerci ferruginous, longer than 

 the abdomen. Oviduct nearly as long as the body. Legs tawny; hind 

 femora indistinctly streaked on the outer side; hind tibiae with five spines 

 on the outer side. Fore wings lurid, extending lo the tip of the abdomen ; 

 subcostal space pellucid, with testaceous veins. Hind wings extending 

 very much beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 9 lines. 



West Australia. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



88. Gryllus diminutus. 



Mas. Testaceus, tomentosus; caput piceum, strigis duabus facieque testa- 

 ceis ; antenna: picea, basi pallide testaceo), corpore multo lonyiores, 

 prothorax maculis quatuor transversis fasciaque tenui bifurcata piceis ; 

 femora postica fusco pallido strigata ; alee anticce abdomen paullo 

 superantes, apud costam diaphance testaeeo pallido venosce. 



Male. Testaceous, tomentose, paler beneath. Head piceous, shining, 

 testaceous on each side and in frout, and with a testaceous streak on each side 

 extending from the hind border to the eye. Eyes black. Antennae piceous, 

 pale testaceous at the base, much longer than the body. Prothorax with 

 two transverse piceous spots on each side, and with an intermediate slender 

 piceous band which is forked on each side. Hind femora with oblique pale 

 brown streaks on the outer side: hind tibiae with short spines on each side ; 

 five on the outer side, two of these very minute; three ou the inner side. 

 Fore wings extending a little beyond the abdomeu ; subcostal space 

 pellucid, with pale testaceous veins. Length of the body 4\ lines. 



The fore wings of this species extend on each side much beyond the 

 abdomen, and the tympanum is greatly developed. 



a. S. Australia. Presented by R. Bakewell, Esq. 



