74 CATALOGUE OF 



2. SCLEROPTERUS CICINDELOIDES. 



Gryllus (Scleroptevus) cicindeloides, Haan, Verh. Nat. Geseh. Ned. Ind. 

 Bez. Ins. 233. 



Java. 



3. SCLEROPTERUS ERYTRROCEPHALOS. 



Fcem. Ater, nitens ; caput rufum, palpis an lennisque nigris, his gracil- 

 limis corpore fere triplo longioribus ; prolhurax pubescens; oviductus 

 arcuatus. abdomine vix brevior ; pedes postici longissimi,femoribus 

 fu/vis, tibiis utrinque trispinosis. 



Mas? — Caput atrum : tarsi postici basi teslacei. 



Female. Deep black, shining-. Head red. Eyes livid, very promi- 

 nent. Palpi black. Antennae black, extremely slender, nearly thrice the 

 length of the body. Prothorax pubescent. Oviduct curved upward, almost 

 as long as the abdomen. Hind legs very long; femora tawny ; tibiae with 

 six spines which are not in opposite pairs. Fore wings like those of S. ater. 

 Leugth of the body 2 lines. 



a, b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



Male ? Head deep black. Hind tarsi testaceous at the base. 

 c. W. Africa. From Mr. Fraser's collection. 



4. SCLEROPTERUS ATER. 



Mas. Ater, nitens ; antenna gracillimtB, surdide lestacra, basi nigra, 

 corpore plus duplo longiores ; prothorax pubescens ; cerci testacei ; 

 oviductus fulvus, arcuatus; alee antica convexa, subtilissime slrigala, 

 abdominis apicem attingentes. 



Female. Deep black, shining. Eyes whitish, very prominent. Third 

 joint of the palpi truncated. Antennae dingy testaceous, extremely slender, 

 black at the base, more than twice the length of the border. Prothorax 

 pubescent. Cerci and oviduct as long as the abdomen. Cerci testaceous. 

 Oviduct tawny, curved upward. Legs black, slender. Fore wings convex, 

 very finely striated, extending to the tip of the abdomen. Hind wings not 

 apparent. Length of the body 2 lines. 



The fore wings of this species are much more finely striated than those 

 of (S. maorieus. 

 a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



5. ScLEROPTERCS MAORICUS. 



Fcem. Niger, nitens ; palporum arliculus 3ms clavatus, truncatus ; 

 antenna gracitlima, corpore plus duplo longiores ; prothorax cinereo- 

 pubescens ; oviductus arcuatus, abdomine non longior ; pedes fulvi, 

 tibiis posticis longis utrinque trispinosis ; ala anlicce convexa, 

 striata, abdominis apicem attingentes. 



Female. Black, shining. Eyes pieenus, very prominent. Third joint 

 of the palpi clavate, truncated. Antenna; extremely slender, more than 



