74 CATALOGUE OF 



2. SCLEROPTERUS CICINDELOIDES. 



Gryllus (Scleropterus) cicindeloides, Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. 

 Bez. Ins. 233. 



Java. 



3. SCLEROPTERUS ERYTHROCEPHALUS. 



Foem. Ater, nitens ; caput rufum, palpis anlennisque nigris^ his gracil- 

 limis corpore fere triplo longioribus ; prolhorax pubescens ; oviduclus 

 arcuatus, abdomine vix brevior ; pedes poslici longissimi, femoribus 

 fulvis, tibiis utrinque trispinosis. 



Mas? Caput atrum ; tarsi poslici basi testacei. 



Female. Deep black, shining. Head red. Eyes livid, very promi- 

 nent. Palpi black. Antenna black, extremely slender, nearly thrice the 

 length of the body. Protliorax pubescent. Oviduct curved upward, almost 

 as long as the abdomen. Hind legs very long; femora tawny ; tibiae with 

 six spines which are not in opposite pairs. Fore wings like those of S. ater. 

 Length of the body 2 lines. 



a, b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



Male P Head deep black. Hind tarsi testaceous at the base. 

 c. W. Africa. From Mr. Eraser's collection. 



4. SCLEROPTERUS ATER. 



Mas. Ater, nitens; antenna gracillima, sordide testacrce, basi nigrae^ 

 corpore plus duplo longiores ; prolhorax pubescens ; cerci testacei ; 

 oviduclus fulvus, arcuatus; alee anticce convexce, subtilissime slrigalce, 

 abdominis apicem attingentes. 



Female. Deep black, shining. Eyes whitish, very prominent. Third 

 joint of the palpi truncated. Antennae dingy testaceous, extremely slender, 

 black at the base, more than twice the length of the border. Prothorax 

 pubescent. Cerci and oviduct as long as the abdomen. Cerci testaceous. 

 Oviduct tawny, curved upward. Legs black, slender. Fore wings convex, 

 very finely striated, extending to the tip of the abdomen. Hind wings not 

 apparent. Length of the body 2 lines. 



The fore wings of this species are much more finely striated than those 

 of $. maoricus. 



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



5. SCLEROPTERUS MAORICUS. 



Fcem. Niger, nilens ; palporum arliculus 3us clavalus, truncatus ; 

 antenna gracillimce, corpore plus duplo longiores ; prolhorax cinereo- 

 pvbescens ; oviduclus arcuutus, abdomine non longior ; pedes fulvi, 

 tibiis ponticis longis ulrinque trispinosis ; al<e anlicce convexa, 

 slriala, abdominis apicem altingenles. 



Female. Black, shining. Eyes piceous, very prominent. Third joint 

 of the palpi clavate, truncated. Antennae extremely slender, more than 



