GRYLLID^E. 13 



8. BRACHYTRYPES PEDESTRIS. 



Foem. Piceus, apterus, tomentosus ; caput miens, anlice fcrrngineum ; 

 palpi, prothoracis latera pectusque fulva ; cerci abdomini cequilongi ; 

 oviductus abdominis dimidio vix longior ; pedes fuivi, crassi. 



Female. Piceous, tomentose. Head shining, ferruginous in front. 

 Palpi tawny. Prothorax tawny along each side. Pectus tawny. Cerci 

 as long as the abdomen. Oviduct hardly more than half the length of the 

 abdomen. Legs tawny, thick ; hind tibia? with five stout spines on each 

 side. Wings none. Length of the body 11 lines. 



Much more slender than any of the preceding species. 

 a. Port Essington. Presented by the late Earl of Derby. 



//. First joint of the hind tarsi smooth, 



m. Head not ridged. 



n. Head not conical in front. 



o. Oviduct very narrow. 



Genus 8. GRYLLUS. 



Gryllus, Linn. Syst. Nat. 1748. Lair. Gen. Serv. Hist. Orth. 327. Burm. 

 Handb. Ent. ii. 730. Blanch. Hist. Nat. iii. Fisch. Orlh. Eur. 170. 

 Acheta, Fabr. Syst. Ent. 1775. Leach, Ed. Enc. ix. 119. Zett., 

 Charp., Steph. 



Europe. 



a. Fore wings and hind wings none or very small. 



b. Body wholly pale, very small. ----- squamiger, 

 bb. Body spotted with brown, of moderate size. 



c. Cerci moderately long. ------ apterus. 



cc. Cerci very long. _--._-- longicauda, 

 aa. Fore wings as long as the abdomen or shorter. Hind wings shorter 



than the fore wings or obsolete. 



b. Body pale. 



c. Head pale. -------- pipiens. 



cc. Head brown, with pale spots. - - - - burdigalensis. 



bb. Body brown. 



c. Head not black. --._-- arvensis. 

 cc. Head black. -------- geminus. 



bbb. Body black. 



c. Head marked with white. ------ frontalis. 



cc. Head without marks. 



d. Fore wings shorter than the abdomen. 



e. Body tomentose. ------- melas. 



ee. Body smooth. -------- campestris. 



dd. Fore wings almost as long as the abdomen. - - tristis. 



aaa. Wings developed. Hind wings longer than the abdomen and than 

 the fore wings. 



b. Body grayish red. hispauicus. 



bb. Body testaceous. - ... domesticus. 



bbb. Body black. - capensis. 



