26 CATALOGUE OF 



keei; subcostal space pellucid, with pale testaceous veins. Hind wings 

 extending very much beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 6 lines. 



. Egypt. Presented by J. Burton, Esq. 



West, South, and East Africa. 



. Protborax tomenlose. 



b. Prothorax brownish gray, speckled with black. - - conspersus. 

 bb. Prothorax black or pale. 



c. Spines of the hind libia3 very long and stout. - - fortipes. 

 cc. Spines of the hind tibiae moderately long and stout. 



d. Legs tawny. 



e. Fore wings not pale at the base. guttatus. 

 ee. Fore wings pale at the base and along the inediastinal vein. 



/. Head not striped. - plagiceps. 



ff. Head striped. 



g. Prothorax of equal breadth. lineaticeps. 



gg. Prothorax slightly narrower in front. notabilis. 

 dd. Legs blackish. 



e. Oviduct not longer than the body - - - - ignobilis. 



ee. Oviduct longer than the body ...'-."- macrurus. 

 aa. Thorax smooth. 



b. Legs black. --.---.- alratus. 

 bb. Legs piceons. 



c. Antennae of one colour. - posticus. 

 cc. Antennae with a pale band. - - compactus, 



bbb. Legs tawny. 



c. Head tawny. --_----- consocius. 

 cc. Head black. 



d. Head banded. - parallelus. 



dd. Head not banded. - - - - - - - lucens. 



41. GliYLLUS CONRPERSUS. 



conspersus, Schaum, Peters, Reise Mozamb. 1 17. 

 Mozambique. 



42. GRYLLUS FORTIPES. 



Fo3in. Niger, nilens ; caput lateribits maryineque antico obscure rufis ; 

 palpi picei ; prolhorax rnaculis duabus, viltis duabus exlerioribus 

 laf.eribusque obscure riifis ; oviductus piceus, abdomine perpauUo 

 brevior ; pedes crassi,femoribus obscure rufis supra piceis, femoribus 

 posticis subslriyatis, spinis longis crassis ; ala anlicce picece, abdomine 

 breviores, villa fulva, venis subcostalibus tesiaceis ; alee poslicce paullo 

 lonyiores. 



Female. Black, shining. Head dark red along the hind border and 

 in front. Eyes and ocelli lurid. Palpi piceous. Prothorax with two spots, 

 with two exterior stripes and with the sides of a dark red hue. Oviduct 

 piceous, very little shorter than the abdomen. Legs very stout; femora 

 dark red, piceous above; hind femora with the usual paler streaks slightly 

 indicated; bind tibiae with very long and stout spines, seven on the outer 



