GRYLLIDiE. 



27. GRYLLUS ANGUSTCLUS. 



Mas et fcem. Ferrugineus, nilens, sat anguslua ; caput litura frontali 

 nigra, facie teslacea ; palpi pallide testacei ; prothorax laleribus aut 

 any it Us antici$ lestaceis ; pedes trstacei, femoribus posticis substri- 

 gatis ; alee antics abdominis apicem attingentes nut paallo super- 

 antes, nonnunquam picece, bad pallide testaceee, spalio subcostali pal- 

 lide cinereo. Mas. Alee posticce nullce. Foem. Venter fulvo vit- 

 tatus ; alee posticcz abdomen lortge superantes. 



Male and female. Ferruginous, shining, rather narrow. Head pro- 

 minent, with a black mark between die eyes; Core part testaceous. Eyes 

 piceous or black. Palpi pale testaceous ; 'third joint subclavate, hollow 

 beneath at the tip. Antennas piceous, longer than the body, pale testaceous 

 at the bare. Prothorax with a testaceous spot adjoining each fore angle, 

 or with the sides wholly testaceous. Pectus and legs testaceous ; hind 

 femora with the oblique streaks indistinctly marked ; hind tibiae with five 

 spines on each side. Fore wings sometimes piceous, almost as long as the 

 abdomen or a little longer, pale testaceous at the base ; subcostal space pale 

 cinereous. Male. Flind wings obsolete. Female. Abdomen with a tawny 

 ventral stripe. Hind wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Length 

 of the body 8 lines. 



It has most resemblance to G. parilis, but the size is smaller and the 

 prothorax is narrower. 



a d. Isle St. Vincent. From the Rev. L. Guilding's collection, 

 e. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



28. GRYLLUS CONTINGENS. 



Fcem. Niger, tomentosus ; caput nitent, linea transversa angulatafacie- 

 que fulvis ; palpi fulvi, apice nigricanles ; prolhoracis anguli antici 

 et cerci fulvi ; omductus abdomine paullo brevior ; pedes fulvi ; alee 

 anticce picece, abdominis apicem fere attingentes^ vena mediastinati 

 ramisque teslaceis ; alee posticce breviores. 



Female. Black, tomentose. Head shining, tomentose along the hind 

 border; a transverse tawny angular line between the ocelli ; orbits of the 

 eyes and fore part tawny. Palpi tawny, with blackish tips. Antennae 

 piceous, shorter than the border. Prothorax tawny about the fore angles. 

 Cerci lawny. Oviduct tawny towards the tip, a little shorter than the 

 abdomen. Legs tawny ; hind tibia3 with six spines on the outer side and 

 with four spines on the inner side. Fore wings piceous, extending nearly 

 to the tip of the abdomen ; mediastinal vein and its branches testaceous. 

 Hind wings not apparent. Length of the body 12 lines. 



It has not the two longitudinal pale streaks on the prothorax which 

 distinguish G. septenlrionalis. 



a. St. Vincent. From the Her. J. Guilding's collection. 



b. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



