184 CATALOGUE OB' 



53. GRYLLACRIS ARCTATA. 



Fcem. Testacea, angustata ; caput prothnrace perpaullo latius, litura 

 frontali V-formi fasciaque anteriore nigris ; palporum articulus ous 

 apice piceus, 4o vix brevior ; oviductus ferrugineus, arcuatus, abdo- 

 mine longior ; pedes robusti, breviusculi,femoribus tibiisque posticis 

 biseriatim sexspinosis, tarsis ferrugineis ; alee corpore multo longiores, 

 pallido venos<s. 



Female. Testaceous, narrow, smooth, shining. Head very little 

 broader than the proihorax, hardly prominent between the antennae ; a 

 black V-shaped mark on the front and a black band on the face. Eyes 

 piceous, slightly prominent. Fifth joint of the maxillary palpi piceous at 

 the tip, almost as long as the fourth. Antennae piceous, testaceous at the 

 base. Prothorax transverse ; sides rounded. Oviduct ferruginous, curved 

 upward, rather longer than the abdomen. Legs stout, rather short; hind 

 femora with six very minute black spines on each side ; hind tibiae with six 

 very minute black spines on each side ; tarsi ferruginous. Wings much 

 longer than the body. Fore wings with testaceous veins ; transverse sectors 

 numerous, regular. Hind wings pale cinereous. Length of the body 

 8 lines; of the wings 24 lines. 



a. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



54. GRYLLACRIS L^ETA. 



Fcem. Lutea; caput prothorace paullo latins , fascia interrupta arcuata, 

 guttis duabus punctisque duobus anterioribus necnon slrigis duabus 

 punclisque sex adhuc anterioribus nigris ; pqlpi maxillares longissimi, 

 articulis 3o 4o et 5o apice nigris ; prothorax disco nigro striyam 

 medium furcatam strigasque duas obliquas luteas includente ; ovi- 

 ductus corpori tequilongus ; pedes robusti, breviusculi, femoribus 

 tibiisque posticis biseriatim sexspinosis ; alcBanticcepalli.de cinerece, 

 confer tim reticulatcc, piceo venosce. 



Female. Luteous, convex, smooth, shining. Head a little broader 

 than the prothorax; vertex with a semicircular interrupted black band; 

 two black dots and two anterior black points between the antennae; front 

 and face with two black streaks and three black points on each side ; 

 labrum black. Eyes slightly prominent. Maxillary palpi very long; 

 joints successively increasing in length; third, fourth and fifth black 

 at the tips. Antennae piceous, tawny towards the base, which is luteous 

 and has a black dot. Protborax transverse ; disk black, including a 

 middle luteous streak, which is forked hindward, and an oblique luteous 

 streak on each side. Oviduct nearly as long as the body. Legs siout, 

 rather short; spines black; knees piceous; hind femora with six minuie 

 spines on each side beneath ; hind tibiae with six minute black spines on 

 each side; tarsi ferruginous. Wings pale cinereous, longer than the 

 body. Fore wings thickly reticulated; veins piceous, testaceous towards 

 the base. Length of the body 12 lines ; of the wings 28 lines. 



o. Auioy, China. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



