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hind border of a subquadrate patch of the same hue; this patch is notched 

 ou each side ; fore part and palpi pale luteons. Antennae piceotis. Pro- 

 thorax with two irregular pale luleous black-speckled streaks extending 

 from the hind border to the disk, and with pale luteous sides. Abdomen 

 with pale luteons dots along each side and with three pale luteons ventral 

 patches ; hind borders of the segments cinereous. Cerci ferruginous, much 

 shorter than the abdomen. Oviduct piceoivs, longer than the abdomen. 

 Legs ferruginous ; hind femora with oblique paler sireaks ; hind tibia? with 

 five spines on each side. F>re wings piceous, much shorter than the abdo- 

 men, with a pale luteous patch on each inner angle at the base, and with a 

 pale luteous streak along the rnediastinal vein, and not extending to the 

 tip; subcostal veins pale yellow. Hind wings rudimentary or none. 

 Length of the body 9 lines. 



This, like the preceding species, differs from all the American Grylli 

 in the colour of the prothorax. 



a. Consz<>. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



b. Cape Coast. 



45. GRYLLUS LINEATICEPS. 



Mas. Niger, lomentosus ; caput viltalis sex liluraque luleis, margine 

 antico palpisque fulvis ; antennce basi fulvte ; prothorax lituris 

 duabus contortis, vittis duabus lateralibus lateribusque anticin luteis ; 

 venter fulvo vittatus ; pedes fulvi, piceo varii, femoribua posticis oblique 

 strigatis supra piceis ; alte anticce picea, ubdominis apicem fere 

 ailing entes^ ban pallide lutete, venis snbcoslalibus costaque busialbido- 

 flavii ; alee pnslicce brevissima aut nullce. 



Male. Black, dull. Head shining, with six luteous stripes on the 

 vertex, the two on each side united in front; an irregular luteous mark 

 between the middle stripes; ocelli luleous; fore part and palpi tawny. 

 Eyes piceons. Antennae tawny at the base. Prothorax with two convolute 

 Inteous marks on the di*-k, and with two lateral pale luteous stripes which 

 are less complete in front ; sides luteous in front. Pectus tawny. Abdo- 

 men with a tawny ventral stripe. Leys tawny; anterior femora and tibise 

 Varied with piceous above; hind femora piceous above, their outer sides 

 with pale oblique streaks; hind tibiae with six spines on the outer side and 

 with live on the inner side. Fore wings piceous, extending nearly to the 

 lip of the abdomen, pale luteous at the base ; veins in front of the 

 mediastinal vein and costa at the base whitish yellow. Hind wings 

 not apparent. Length of the body 9 lines. 



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



46. GRYLLUS NOTABILIS. 



Mas. Fulvus, tomenlosus ; caput testaceum^ nitens, nigro sexstrigalum ; 

 prothorax vittis duabus nigris subundulatis, strigis duabus Iransverais 

 pillidift lanceolath arcu'ilis ; femora pustica fusro pallido slriyata ; 

 pedes anleriores fusco fasciati ; via anticce, abdominis apicem fere 

 atlingentes ; aUe postictc nullif. 



Male. Tawny, tomcntose. Head testaceous, shining, with six longi- 

 tudinal black sireaks; the middle pair much longer than the others, united 



