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side, six on the inner side. Fore wings piceou*, about three-fourths of the 

 length of the abdomen, with a tawny stripe along the mediastinal vein ; 

 subcostal veins testaceous. Hind wings extending a little beyond the fore 

 wings. Length of the body II linrs. 



The stout hind legs and the length of the spines on the tibiae 

 distinguish it from all the other African species, and the head is longer and 

 more prominent than that of G. capensis, 



a. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



43. GRYLLUS GUTTATUS. 



Foem. Niger, lomentosus ; caput nitens, strigis duabus longiludinalibus 

 maryineque antico testaceis ; palpi lestacei ; antenna picece, corpore 

 longiores, basi teslacece ; prot/ioracis latera late testacea ; venter 

 testaceo vitiatus ; cerci testacei, abdomine longiores ; oviduclus 

 teslaceus, paullo longior ; pedes teatacei ; alee anticcefulvce, abdominis 

 apicem attingentes, striga guttisque subcostalibus nigris, spatio sub- 

 costali diaphano venis pallide testaceis ; al& posticce abdomen super - 

 antes. 



Female. Black, with tawny tomentum. Head shining, tomentose 

 along the hind border, and with two longitudinal streaks of the same on the 

 vertex ; space about the eyes, elypeus in front, fore part and palpi testa- 

 ceous. Antennae pieeous, longer than ihe body; first joint testaceous. 

 Prothorax broadly testaceous along each side. Abdomen with a black 

 shining dorsal ridge; under side with a testaceous stripe. Cerci testaceous, 

 longer than the abdomen. Oviduct testaceous, a little longer than the cerci. 

 Legs testaceous ; hind tibiae with six spines on the outer side and with five 

 spines on the inner side. Foie wings lawny, extending to the tip of the 

 abdomen ; a black streak between the mediastinal vein and the scapular 

 vein; three black dots on the fore side of the mediastinal vein in the right 

 wing, and two of the same in the left wing; space between the mediasunal 

 vein and the costa pellucid, with pale testaceous veins. Hind wings pellucid, 

 extending beyond the abdomen ; veins white. Length of the body 8 lines. 



It has much resemblance to G. contingens, from which it, differs in the 

 markings of the prothorax and of the fore part of the head. 

 a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



44. GRYLLUS FLAG ICE PS. 



Mas. Niger, nitens ; caput lateribus, fascia tenui, plaga subquadrata* 

 margine antico palpisque pallide luleis ; antenna picece ; prothorax 

 slrigis duabus posticis nigro conspersis lateribusque pallide luteis ; 

 abdomen playis tribus ventralibus gutiixque lateralibus pallide lutfif t 

 segmentis cinereo margin ali s ; cerci ferruginei, abdomine multo 

 breviores ; oviduclus piceus, abdomine longior; pedes ferruginei, 

 femoribus posticis piceo slrigatis ; alee anticce picea, plaga basalt 

 stri</aque pallide luteis, venis subcostalibus pallide Jlavis ; alceposticce 

 brevissimce out nullce. 



Male. Black, shining. Head pale luteous on each side between the 

 eye and the border; a narrow pale luteous band between the eyes near the 



