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96. GRYLLUS NIOERRIMUS. 



Mas. Niger < nilens; antenna corpore wide longiores ; cerci abdomine 

 mullo breviores ; femora postica substriata ; alts anticce abdominis 

 apicem attingentes, apud costam albido venosce ; alee posticie nutltc. 



Male. Black, shining. Head rather prominent; sockets of the 

 antennae testaceous. Eyes livid. Ocelli luteous. Antennae very much 

 longer than ihe body. Cerci much shorter than the abdomen. Hind femora 

 with slight oblique striae; hind tibiae with five spines on each side. Fore 

 wings extending to the tip of the abdomen ; subcostal veins whitish. Hind 

 wings not apparent. Length of the body 8 lines. 



The pale subcostal veins of the fore wings distinguish it from G. 

 atratus. 



a . ? Presented by the Entomological Club. 



97. GRYLLUS ERYTHIIOSPILUS. 



Mas. Niger, nitens ; caput rufo transverse bistriyatum ; palpi rufi ; pro- 

 thorax marginibus antico et postico tenuissime rufis ; venter apice 

 pallide rufus ; cerci paLlide rufi, abdomine longiores ; pedes rufi ; alee 

 anticce cinerece, abdominis apicem attingenles, striga subcostali fusca ; 

 alee posticte nullce. 



Male. Black, shining. Head with a transverse red streak on each side 

 near the hind border. Eyes livid. Ocelli luteous. Palpi red. Prothorax 

 narrowly bordered with red in front and behind. Abdomen red beneath at 

 the tip. Cerci pale red, rather longer than the abdomen. Legs red ; hind 

 tibiae with seven spines on the outer side and with four on the inner side. 

 Fore wings cinereous, extending to the tip of the abdomen ; a brown streak 

 along the lateral keel; veins testaceous. Hind wings not apparent. Length 

 of the body 8 lines. 



a. ? 



98. GRYLLUS COLLOCATUS. 



Fcem. Niger, nitens, caput margine antico fulvo ; palpi nigro-picei ; 

 prothorax margine postico maculisque duabus fulvis; cerci picei, 

 abdomine breviores; oviductus saturate rufus, abdomine longior ; pedes 

 picei,femoribusposlicis cinereo strigatis ; alee anticce picete, abdominis 

 apicem fere attingentes, apud costam diaphance fulco venosce ; alte, 

 posticce abdomen longe superantes. 



Female. Black, shining. Head about the fore border and ocelli 

 tawny. Eyes livid. Palpi blackish piceous. Prothorax with a tawny spot 

 on each side of the hind border, which is also tawny. Cerci piceous, shorter 

 than the abdomen. Oviduct dark red, longer than the abdomen. Legs 

 piceous ; hiud femora obliquely streaked with cinereous on the outer side ; 

 hind tibiae with five spines 011 each side. Fore wings piceous, extending 

 nearly to the tip of the abdomen ; subcostal space pellucid, with tawny 

 veins. Hind wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Length of the 

 body 9 lines. 



