GRYLLID.E. 107 



Male. Testaceous. Head small, shining, as broad as the fore border 

 of the prothorax. Eyes prominent. Third joint of the palpi clavate, much 

 longer ihan the second. Antennae very slender, about five times the length 

 of the body. Prothorax black, transverse, narrower in front, with an 

 interrupted yellow stripe on each side; sides straight. Abdomen very 

 short. Cerci long, slender. Leys long, slender; fore tibiae with a silvery 

 excavation on the inner side near the base ; hind tibiae with three blackish 

 bands, and with three long slender spines on each side. Fore wings 

 extending very much beyond the abdomen, irreyjularly reticulated near the 

 tips ; tympanum large. Length of the body 4 lines. 



Singapore. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



16. PHALANGOPSIS PICTIOEPS. 



Mas. Piceus ; caput antice flavum el nigro quadrivittatum ; palporum 

 articulus 3us clavatus, 2o longior ; prothorax Iransversus, flaw 

 pallido maryinatus, laleribus anticis valde rotundatis ; cerci robusli ; 

 pedes graciles, tarsis basi fulms, tibiis posticis utrinque Irispinosis ; 

 ala anticce breves, costa pallide flam. 



Male. Piceous, slightly shining. Head yellow and shining in front; 

 four black stripes on the front and two on the face. Eyes large, prominent, 

 slightly elongated. Third joint of the palpi clavate, louder than the second. 

 Antennae long, slender. Prothorax transverse, bordered with pale yellow ; 

 sides much rounded in front. Abdomen moderately long, dull tawny 

 beneath. Cerci stout. Legs long, slender; tarsi tawny towards the base; 

 hind tibiae with three long slender spines on each side ; the spines on one 

 side alternate with those on the other. Fore wings much shorter than the 

 abdomen ; costa pale yellow. Length of the body 8 lines. 



The specimen described has probably not attained its full develop- 

 ment. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 



17. PHALANGOPSIS? PUMILA. 

 Gryllus pumilus, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 732. 

 W. Indies. 



Sect. N. 



Mas. Corpus breve, pubescens. Caput parvum. Oculi mediocres, 

 non prominuli. Palpi longiusculi, sat graciles; articulus 3us vix securi- 

 formis, 2o valde longior. Prothorax transversus, antice angustior. Cerci 

 abdomine non breviores. Pedes graciles, longissirai, tibiis posticis utrinque 

 trispinosis. Alae anticae abdornine breviores, tyrapano magno. 



Male. Body short, dull, pubescent. Head small. Eyes moderately 

 large, not prominent. Maxillary palpi rather long and slender, minutely 

 setulose; third joint very slightly securiform, much longer than the second. 

 Antennae very slender, more than thrice the length of the body. Protborax 

 narrower in front, very much broader than long. Cerci as long as the 

 abdomen. Legs slender, very long; hind femora a little shorter than the 

 hind tibia?, keeled on each side, much attenuated towards the lips; anterior 

 tibiae with two slender spines at the tips, much longer than the tarsi ; hind 



