GRYLLID^. 95 



8. (ECANTHUS PERUVIANDS. 



Mas. Pallide testaceus, miens, gracillimus ; palpi filiformes ; prothorax 

 elongalus, lateribus rectis ; pedes gracillimi^ tibiis posticis subserra- 

 tis ; alee anlicce diaphance, lalissimce, abdomen longe superantes. 



Mas. Pale testaceous, shining, very slender. Head elongated, as 

 long as the prothorax. Eyes small, piceous, not prominent. Palpi fili- 

 tbrrn ; third joint longer than the second. Prothorax much longer than 

 hroad; sides straight. Legs very slender; hind tibiae very minutely ser- 

 rated. Wings pellucid ; veins whitish. Fore wings very broad, extending 

 much beyond the abdomen, not reticulated ; mediastinal vein with about 

 twelve oblique parallel branches. Hind wings extending much beyond ihe 

 fore wings. Length of the body 6 lines. 



The colour of the antennae distinguishes this species from CE. vari- 

 rornis. 



Peru. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



9. (ECANTHUS TENUTS. 



Foem. Testaceo-albidus, gracillimus ; caput productum, prothorace paullo 

 brevius ; palpi filiformes, gracillimi ; antenna corpore duplo Ion- 

 giores ; prothorax elongatus, lateribus fere rectis ; cerci abdomine 

 breviores ; oviductus abdomine vix brevior ; pedes gracillimi^ tibiis 

 posticis biseriatim spinosis ; alee anticce alba, reticulatce, abdomen 

 longe superantes ; al<e posticce valde Ion giores. 



Female. Testaceous-whitish, shining, very slender. Head elongated, 

 a little shorter than the prothorax. Eyes piceous, slightly elongated and 

 prominent. Palpi filiform, very slender ; third joint a little longer than 

 the second. Antennae full twice the length of the body. Prothorax much 

 longer than broad ; sides almost straight. Cerci shorter than the abdo- 

 men. Oviduct almost as long as the abdomen ; tip piceous. Legs very 

 slender; hind tibiaB with a very few spines on each side near the tips. Fore 

 wings white, extending much beyond the abdomen, regularly reticulated ; 

 subcostal space with five very oblique branches of the mediastinal vein. 

 Hind wings pellucid, extending much beyond the fore wings. Length of 

 the body 5 lines. 



More slender than CE. pellucens. 

 a, b. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



8. Asia. 



10. (ECANTHUS RUFESCENS. 



rufescens, Serv. Hist. Orth. 361. 

 Bombay. 



11. CECANTHUS SlNENSlS. 



Fcem. Testaceus ; caput productum ; palpi filiformes ; prothorax elon- 

 gatus, antice subangustior, lateribus fere rectis ; "center nigro bivit- 

 tatus ; pedes graciles ; ala anticce abdomine breviores. 



