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Genus 26. SALMANIA. 



Mas. Corpus tomentosum, sat anguslum, supra planum. Caput 

 breve, antice subcariuatum, prothoracp vix angustius. Oculi sat magni, 

 subprominuli. Palporum articulus 3us clavatus, 2o paullo longior. Pro- 

 thorax transversus, antice j)aullo anguslior, lateribus antice rotundatis. 

 Cerci corpore longiores. Pedes sat robusli ; lil>iae posticse utrinque 

 subtiliter serratas et spinis tribus armatae. AI33 autieffi abdominis apiceni 

 fere attiugentes, apice subreticulaia;, tympauo sat parvo. Ala3 posticae 

 abdominis apicein atiingenles. 



Male. Body tomentose, rather slender, flat above. Head short, 

 prominent between the sockets of the antennae, as broad as the fore border 

 of the prothorax. Eyes slightly elongated, rather large and prominent. 

 Third joint of the maxillary palpi clavate, a little longer than the second. 

 Prothorax transverse, a little narrower in front ; sides rounded in front. 

 Metastemum large. Cerci somewhat longer than the body. Legs rather 

 stout, moderately long; hind tibiae minutely seriated on each side, where 

 there are three rather long and slender spines beyond the middle. Fore 

 wings extending nearly to the lip of the abdomen ; tympanum rather small ; 

 apical part slightly reticulated; subcostal space moderately broad, with 

 oblique nearly parallel veins. Hind wings extending to the lip of the 

 abdomen. 



1. Salmania soedida. 



Mas. Picea ; prolhoracis lalera nigricantia ; femora postica lineis 

 exterioribus obliquis cinereis ; alw anticce luridce, piceo venosie, apud 

 costam nigricantes. 



Male. Piceous, dull. Head shining in front. Sides of the prothorax 

 blackish. Hind femora with oblique parallel cinereous lines on the outer 

 side. Fore wings lurid; veins piceous; subcostal space blackish. Length 

 of the body 7 lines. 

 a. North Australia. Preseuted by J. R. Elsey, Esq. 



//. Fore wings coriaceous. 



m. Fore wings not reticulated. 



Genus 27. SCLEROPTERUS. 

 Gryllus (Scleropterus, Hag) Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. Ins. 

 232. 



1. ScLEEOPTEEUS COIUACEUS. 



coriaceus, Hag. MSS. Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. Ins. 232, 



pi. 20, f. 7. 

 Java. 



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