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Genus 26. SALMAN I A. 



Mas. Corpus totnentosum, sat angustum, supra planum. Caput 

 breve, antice subcarinalum, prothorace vix angustius. Oculi sat magni, 

 subprominuli. Palporura articulus 3us clavatus, 2o paullo lougior. Pro- 

 thorax transversus, antice paullo angustior, lateribus antice rotundatis. 

 Cerci corpore longiores. Pedes sat robusti ; tibiae posticae utrinque 

 subtiliter serratae et spinis tribus armatae. Alae anticae abdominis apicem 

 fere attingentes, apice subreticulatae, tympano sat parvo. Alae posticae 

 abdominis apicem atlingentes. 



Male. Body tomentose, rather slender, flat above. Head short, 

 prominent between the sockets of the antennas, as broad as the fore border 

 of the prolhorax. Eyes slightly elongated, rather large and prominent. 

 Third joint of the maxillary palpi clavate, a little longer than the second. 

 Prothorax transverse, a little narrower in front; sides rounded in front. 

 Metasternum large. Cerci somewhat longer than ihe body. Legs rather 

 stout, moderately long; hind tibiae minuiely serrated on each side, where 

 there are three rather long and slender spines beyond the middle. Fore 

 wings extending nearly to the tip of the abdomen ; tympanum rather small ; 

 apical part slightly reticulated; subcostal space moderately broad, with 

 oblique nearly parallel veins. Hind wings extending to the tip of the 

 abdomen. 



1. SALMANIA SOBDIDA. 



Mas. Picea ; prothoracis latera nigricantia ; femora postica lineis 

 exterioribus obliquis cinereis ; alee anticce luridce, piceo venosce, apud 

 coslam nigricantes. 



Male. Piceous, dull. Head shining in front. Sides of the prothorax 

 blackish. Hind femora with oblique parallel cinereous lines on the outer 

 side. Fore wings lurid; veins piceous; subcostal space blackish. Length 

 of the body 7 lines. 



a. North Australia. Presented by J. R. Elsey, Esq. 



II. Fore wings coriaceous. 



m. Fore wings not reticulated. 



Genus 27. SCLEROPTERUS. 



Gryllus (Scleropterus, Hag.) Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. Ins. 

 232. 



1. SCLEROPTERUS COKJACEUS. 



coriaceus, Hag. MSS. Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. Ins. 232, 



pi. 20, f. 7. 

 Java. 



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