24 CATALOGUE OF 



It may be a small variety of G. septeutrionalis. 

 a. Brazil. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



36. GKYLLUS SIGNATLS. 



Fcem. Niger, tomentosus ; caput nitens, inargine antico fulvo ; palpi 

 picei; pmlhorax maryine antico et postico tenuissime futvis ; ovi- 

 ductus abdomine paullo longior ; pedvs picei, femoribus post ids 

 snbtus fidvis ; ala antica picece, abdominis apicem attingentes, villa 

 fulva, apud costam diaphance albido venoscc ; dice posticce abdomen 

 longe superanles. Mas. Minor; caput testaceo unimaculatum ; alee 

 abdomine breviores. 



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

 hind border, tawny about the mouth. Eyes and palpi piceous. Ocelli 

 luteous. Piothorax very narrowly tawny in front and along the hind 

 border. Pectus and oviduct piceous, the latter a little longer than the 

 abdomen. Legs piceous ; hind femora tawny beneath and with slightly 

 indicated tawny streaks on the outer side; hind tibiae with five spines on 

 the outer side and with four on the inner side. Fore wings piceous, ex- 

 tending to the tip of the abdomen, with a tawny stripe alonir the medi- 

 astinal vein ; costal space pellucid, with whitish veins. Hind wings 

 extending much beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 10 lines. 

 Male. Much smaller. Head with a testaceous spot between the eyes. 

 Fore wings about three-fourths of the length of the abdomen. Hind wings 

 not longer than the fore wings. Length of the body 9| lines. 



The two hinder dots on the head distinguish this species from those 

 previously recorded. 



a, b. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



37. GRYLLUS VICARIUS. 



Mas. Niger, nitens ; capilis latera antica rufa ; palpi sordide ru- 

 fescentes ; pectus ferrugineum ; cerci ferruginei ; pedes ferruginei, 

 femoribus posticis vix strigatis ; alee anliece picea, basi pallide tes- 

 tacece, apud costam testaceo venoscs, abdomen paullo superantcs ; alee 

 postica abdomen longe auperantes. 



Male. Black, shining. Head red on each side in front ; mandibles 

 red, with black teeth. Eyes lurid. Palpi dull reddish. Pectus and legs 

 ferruginous. Cerci piceous. Hind femora with the oblique streaks hardly 

 perceptible ; hind tibia? with six spines on the outer side and with five on 

 the inner side. Fore wings piceous, pale testaceous at the base, extending 

 a little beyond the abdomen ; subcostal space with testaceous veins. Hind 

 wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 10 

 lines. 



The colour of the fore wings distinguishes this species from G, 

 signatus. 



Para. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



