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21. Platydactylus Nov^-Guinf.vE. 



Gryllus (Platydactylus) Novae-Guinea?, Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. 

 Bez. Ins. 233. 



New Guinea. 



22. Platydactylus vittatus. 



Gryllus (Platydactylus) vittatus, Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. 

 Ins. 234. 



Padang. 



23. Platydactylus Gaimardi. 



Gaimardi, Serv. Hist. Orth. 366— Gryllus (Platydactylus) Gaimardi, 

 Haan, Verh. Nat Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. Ins. 234. 



New Guinea. Banjermassing. Australia. 



24. Platydactylus notabilis. 



Mas. Ferruf/ineus, tomentosus ; caput antice subcarinatum et fulvo 

 immacu latum ; prothnrax fulvo subtessellutus ; cerci abdomine non 

 breviores ; tibia posticee utrinque serrata et quadrispinosce ; alee 

 anticce abdomen superantes, venis ex parte macuiis duabus fasciaque 

 exteriore teslaceis, tympano minimo ; alee posticee valde longiores. 

 Var. (H. — Fulvus ; prothnrax leslaceo subtessellatus ; alee anticce 

 macuiis fasciaque subobsoletis. Fcern. — Oviductus subarcuatus, cor- 

 pore brevior. 



Male. Ferruginous, tomentose, slightly shining. Head prominent 

 and with a tawny spot between the sockets of the eyes. Eyes piceous, 

 slightly elongated and prominent. Third joint of ihe palpi clavate, longer 

 than the second. Prothorax transverse, divided into compartments by some 

 tawny lines; the vertical part on each side much broader in front. Cerci 

 fully as long as the abdomen. Legs elongate ; hind tibiae very long, 

 serrated on each side; four straight spines on the outer side alternate with 

 four curved spines on the inner side. Fore wings extending beyond the 

 abdomen, regularly reticulated towards the tips ; veins partly testaceous; a 

 testaceous spot on each side across the scapular vein and a testaceous band 

 nearer the tip; tympanum very small; subcostal space pellucid, with eleven 

 testaceous blanches of the mediastinal veiD, those near the base much more 

 approximate to each other and more slanting than the others. Hind wings 

 extending much beyond the fore wings. Var. (3. — Tawny. Prothorax with 

 testaceous lines. Female. — Like Var. /3. of the male. Oviduct slightly 

 curved upward, black at the lip, much longer than the abdomen. Fore 

 wings regularly reticulated; transverse sectors very slanting. LeDgth of 

 the body 9 — 1 1 lines. 



Very nearly allied to P. pracipuus. 



Amboina and Aneiteum. 



a. Ceram. From Madame Ida Pfeifler's collection. 



