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side near the tip ; four anterior tibia? with lour hardly long spines on eaeh 

 side. Length of the body 11 lines. 



a. Tasmania. Presented by R. Butler, Esq. 



67. Gryllacris incerta. 



Mas. Testacea ; caput prothorace paullo latins, verlice subgloboso, plaga 

 anteriore picea maxima ; palpi pallide teslacei ; prothorax disco 

 piceo, laleribus rectis ; pedes breves, pilosi, libiis posticis non 

 spinosis. 



Male. Testaceous, stout, smooth, convex. Head a little broader 

 than the prothorax, somewhat globose above, with a very large piceous 

 patch on the fore part of the vertex and on the basal part of the front, in- 

 cluding three testaceous dots, of which the middle is in advance of the 

 others. Palpi pale testaceous ; fifth joint of the maxillary longer than the 

 fourth, slightly incrassated at the tip; third joint of the labial clavate, 

 longer than lhe second. Antennae not less than twice the length of the 

 body. Prothorax slightly transverse: disk piceous; a slight transverse 

 furrow and two slight oblique furrows ; border slightly reflexed ; sides 

 straight. Mesotborax, metathorax and abdomen piceous. Legs stout, 

 short, pilose; hind femora with three minute black-tipped spines on each 

 side beneath near the tip; four anterior tibiae with four hardly long spines 

 on each side; hind tibiae without spines ; tarsi tawny, broad. Length of 

 the body 1 1 lines. 



a. ? 



68. Gryllacris insolita. 



Mas. Picea ; caput f allium, prothorace paullo latius, disco piceo, fronte 

 striata, labro fiavo ; palpi pallide flavi ; antenna futvee ; abdomen 

 angustum, ventre testaceo ; pedes testucei, sat longi. 



Male. Piceous, convex, smooth, shining. Head short, a little broader 

 than the prothorax, tawny behind on each side and in front, with three 

 vellow dots between the antennae ; front transversely and finely striated ; 

 labium yellow. Palpi pale yellow; fifth joint of the maxillary palpi as 

 long as the fourth, tawny and slightly incrassated at the tip. Antennae 

 tawny. Prothorax transverse, with an angular furrow on each side and 

 with slightly reflexed borders. Abdomen cylindrical, somewhat narrower 

 than the thorax, testaceous beneath. Legs testaceous, stout, moderately 

 long; hind femora with three very minute black-tipped spines ou each side 

 beneath near the tips; hind tibiae with one small subapical spine and with 

 a lew minute black-tipped apical spines. Length of the body 13 lines. 



Poem. Lit tea ; vertex nigricans; prothorax postice piceus ; abdomen 

 ferrugineuni ; oviductus fulvits, subarcualus, fere erectus, abdomine 

 vix brevior ; pedes pilosi, tibiis posticis noil spinosis. 



Female. Luleous. Head with a large blackish patch on the vertex. 

 Eyes piceous. Mandibles black towards the lips- Prothorax with the hind 

 part mostly piceous. Abdomen ferruginous. Oviduct tawny, slightly 

 curved, almost erect, nearly as long as the abdomen. Legs stout, pilose, 

 moderately long; hind femora with three minute black-tipped spines ou 



