C.UYLLID.*:. 



Madeira. 

 38. GRYLLUS MARGINALIS. 



Mas. Niger "nite&s } ocelli albidi ; anlennce cor pore breviores ; prothorax 

 lineis duabus lateralibus posticis marginegue postico interruple 

 tttringue luteis ; cerci abdornine breviores ; femora postica ex parts 

 lutea ; alas anticce abdominis dimidio longiores ; alee pvsticte brevinres. 

 Var. (3. Pedes postici libiis tarsisque saturate rujis. Var. y. ? Caput 

 luteo bixtriyatum ; prothorax luteo marginatua ; abdomen luteo con- 

 spersum ; pedes fulvi. 



Male. Black, shining, very finely punctured. Antennae shorter than 

 the body. Proihorax with a luteous line along the hind part of each side; 

 hind border interruptedly luteous on each side. Cerci more than half the 

 length of the abdomen. Hind femora towards the base mottled with luteous 

 on the outer side, wholly luteous on the inner side; hind tibiae armed with 

 five spines along each sule. Fore wings more than half the length of the 

 abdomen. Hind wings more than half the length of the fore wings. 

 . Var. /3. Hind tibiae and hind tarsi dark red. Var. y.? Larva. Head with 

 a luteous streak on each side between the eye and the hind border. Pro- 

 thorax irregularly bordered with luteous. Abdomen speckled with Inteous. 

 Legs tawny. Length of the body 8 lines. 



In the synopsis of the European Gryll.i this species agrees with 

 G. campeslris, from which the luteous lines on the prothorax and other 

 characters distinguish it. 



a, b. Madeira. From Mr. Macgillivray's collection. 

 c. Madeira. Presented by Mrs. Hope. 



North Africa. 

 39. GRYLLUS CEUISYI. 



Gryllus Cerisyi, Serv. Hist. Orth. 342 burdigalensis, var. ? 

 Egypt. 



40. GRYLLUS PYGM^EUS. 



Fcem. Testaceus* tomenlosus ; caput nilens^ vertice fuscescente teataceo- 

 quadrilinealo, fascia niyra ; fascia macuUsgue duabus anlerioribus 

 fuscis; prothorax fusco quadrimaculatus el bistrigatus , oviductus 

 cor pore brevior ; alee anlica abdominis apicem attingentes, apud 

 costam diaphance testaceo pallido venoxce^ atriya subcostali fuscescente ; 

 alee postica? abdomen longissime stipenintes. 



Female. Testaceous, tomentose. Head shining ; vertex brownish, 

 with four testaceous longitudinal lines; a black band between the eyes; 

 a brown band between the sockets of the antennae, and a brown spot on each 

 side in front. Eyes testaceous, with brownish disks. Prothorax with four 

 brown spots in the disk and on each side with a brown streak which is 

 abbreviated in front. Oviduct piceous towards the tip, rather shorter than 

 the body. Hind tibiae with five spines on each side. Fore wings extend- 

 ing to the tip of the abdomen, with a brownish streak along the lateral 



