GRYLLID,E. 85 



21. PLATYDACTYLUS 



Gryllus (Platydactylus) Novae-Guinea, Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. 

 Bez. Ins. 233. 



New Gninea. 



22. PLATYDACTYLUS VITTATUS. 



Gryllus (Platydactylus) vittatus, Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. 

 Ins. 234. 



Padang. 



23. PLATYDACTYLUS GAIMARDI. 



Gaimardi, Serv. Hist. Orth. 366 Gryllus (Platydactylus) Gaimardi, 

 Haan, Verh. Nat Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. Ins. 234. 



New Guinea. Banjer massing. Australia. 



24. PLATYDACTYLUS NOTABILIS. 



Mas. Ferrugineus, tomentoms ; caput anlice sttbcarinatum et fulvo 

 immaculatum ; prothorax fulvo subtessellatus ; cerci abdomine non 

 breviores ; tibia postit-ce utrinque serrata et quadrispinosce ; alee 

 anticce abdomen superantes, venis ex parte maculis duabus fasciague 

 exteriore testaceis, tympana minima ; ales posticce valde longiores. 

 Var. /3. Fulvus ; prothorax testaceo subtessellatus; alee anticce 

 maculis fas ciaque subobsoletis. Foem. Oviductus subarcuatus, cor- 

 pore brevior. 



Male. Ferruginous, tomentose, slightly shining. Head prominent 

 and with a tawny spot between the sockets of the eyes. Eyes piceous, 

 slightly elongated and prominent. Third joint of the palpi clavate, longer 

 than the second. Prothorax transverse, divided into compartments by some 

 tawny lines; the vertical part on each side much broader in front. Cerci 

 fully as long as the abdomen. Legs elongate ; hind tibia3 very long, 

 serrated on each side; four straight spines on the outer side alternate with 

 four curved spines on the inner side. Fore wings extending beyond the 

 abdomen, regularly reticulated towards the lips ; veins partly testaceous; a 

 testaceous spot on each side across the scapular vein and a testaceous band 

 nearer the tip; tympanum very small; subcostal space pellucid, with eleven 

 testaceous branches of the mediastinal vein, those near the base much more 

 approximate to each other and more slanting than the others. Hind wings 

 extending much beyond the fore wings. Var. /3. Tawny. Prothorax with 

 testaceous lines. Female. Like Var. /3. of the male. Oviduct slightly 

 curved upward, black at the tip, much longer than the abdomen. Fore 

 wings regularly reticulated ; transverse sectors very slanting. Length of 

 the body 9 1 1 lines. 



Very nearly allied to P. pr&cipuus. 

 Amboina and Aneiteum. 

 a. Ceram. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer's collection. 



