58 CATALOGUE OF 



America, 



9. NEMOBIUS? PUSILLUS. 



Gryllus pusillus, King, MSS. Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 733. 

 Brazil. 



10. NEMOBIUS BASALIS. 



Foem. Nigricans, tomentosus ; caput nilens, antice fulvum ; palpi picei; 

 pro thorax marginibus subsetosis, margine postico utrinque fulvo ; ovi- 

 duclus abdomine longior ; pedes postici femoribus strigalis, libiis Iri- 

 spinosis ; alee anticce abdominis dimidio cequilongce, basi slrigaque 

 pallide testaceis , alee posticce corpore longiores. 



Female. Blackish, tomentose. Head shining, tawny about the mouth 

 and about the sockets of the antennas. Eyes lurid. Palpi piceous ; third 

 joint slightly securiform. Antennas black. Prothorax with a few marginal 

 bristles; hind border tawny on each side. Cerci shorter than the oviduct, 

 which is somewhat longer than the abdomen. Femora mostly testaceous 

 beneath ; hind femora with oblique pale streaks on the outer side ; hind 

 tibiae with three spines on each side. Fore wings about half the length of 

 the abdomen, pale testaceous at the base and with a streak of that hue 

 along the mediastinal vein. Hind wings longer than the body. Length of 

 the body 5 lines. 

 Para. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



11. NEMOBIUS PICINUS. 



Fcein. Piceus, gracilis, pilosus ; caput niyricans, palpis antennisque 

 piceis ; cerci abdomine longiores ; oviductus abdomine multo brevior ; 

 pedes sat graciles, libiis tarsisque subtus fulvis, libiis poslicis quadri- 

 spinosis ; alee anticce cinerece, piceo venosce, abdomine duplo breviores ; 

 alee posticce abdomen longissime^superantes. 



Female. Piceous, slender, pilose, shining. Head blackish. Eyes, 

 palpi and antennae piceous. Prothorax much broader than long. Cerci 

 longer than the abdomen and about twice the length of the oviduct. Legs 

 rather slender ; tibia? and tarsi tawny beneath ; hind tibias with four slender 

 spines on each side. Fore wings cinereous, not more than half the length 

 of the abdomen ; veins piceous. Hind wings very much longer than the 

 abdomen. Length of the body 4% lines. 



This species is much more slender than N. basalts. 

 Amazon Region. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Hindostan. 



12. NEMOBIUS INDICUS. 



Fcem. Piceus, pilosus ; antennce corpore longiores ; venter testaceus, apice 

 piceus; cerci et oviductus abdomine multo longiores; pedes lestacei, 

 sal validi, femoribus apice libiisque basi piceis, tibiis posticis utrinque 

 trispinosis ; alee anticce basi testacecc, abdominis dimidio longiores ; 

 dice posticce abdomine plus duplo longiores. 



