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Male. Testaceous. Head small, shining, as broad as the fore border 

 of the pruthorax. Eyes prominent. Third joint of the palpi clavate, much 

 longer than the second. Antennas very slender, about five times the length 

 of the body. Prolhorax black, transverse, narrower in front, with an 

 interrupted yellow stripe on each side; sides straight. Abdomen very 

 short. Cerci long, slender. Legs long, slender; fore tibia; with a silvery 

 excavation on the inner side near the base ; hind tibiae with three blackish 

 bands, and with three long slender spines on each side. Fore wings 

 extending very much beyond the abdomen, irregularly reticulated near the 

 tips; tympanum large. Length of the body 4| lines. 



Singapore. In Air. Saunders' collection. 



16. Phalangopsis picticeps. 



Mas. Piceus ; caput antice flavum et nigro quadrivittatum ; palporum 

 articulus 3us clavatus, 2o longior ; prolhorax Iransversus, flavo 

 pallida maryinulus, lateribus anticis valde rotundatis ; cerci robusti ; 

 pedes graciles, (arsis basi fulvis, tibiis poslicis utrinque Irispinosis ; 

 ala anticce breves, cosla pallide Jlava. 



Male. Piceous, slightly shining. Head yellow and shining in front; 

 four black stripes on the front and two on the face. Eyes large, prominent, 

 slightly elongated. Third joint of the palpi clavate, longer than the second. 

 Antennae long, slender. Prolhorax transverse, bordered with pale yellow; 

 sides much rounded in front. Abdomen moderately long, dull tawny 

 beneath. Cerci stout. Legs long, slender; tarsi tawny towards the base; 

 hind tibiae with three long slender spines on each side ; the spines on one 

 side alternate will) those on the other. Fore wings much shorter than the 

 abdomen ; costa pale yellow. Length of the body 8 lines. 



The specimen described has probably not attained its full develop- 

 ment. • 



a. Hindostan. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 



17. Phalangopsis? pumila. 

 Gryllus pumilus, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 732. 



W. Tndies. 



Sect. n. 



Mas. Corpus breve, pubescens. Caput parvum. Oculi mediocres, 

 nou prominuli. Palpi longiusculi, sat graciles; articulus 3us vix securi- 

 fonnis, 2o valde longior. Prothotax transversus, antice angustior. Cerci 

 abdomiiie nou breviores. Pedes graciles, longissimi, tibiis posticis utrinque 

 tiispinosis. Ala; auticae abdomine breviores, tympauo magno. 



Male. Body short, dull, pubescent. Head small. Eyes moderately 

 large, not prominent. Maxillary palpi rather long and slender, minutely 

 setulose ; third joint very slightly securiform, much longer than the second. 

 Antenna; very slender, more tb.au thrice the length of the body. Prothorax 

 narrower in front, very much broader than long. Cerci as long as the 

 abdomen. Legs slender, very long; hind femora a little shorter than the 

 hind tibiae, keeled on each side, much attenuated towards the tips; anterior 

 tibiae with two slender spines at the tips, much longer than the tarsi ; hind 



