468 CATALOGUE OF 



ADDITIONAL SPECIES OF THE PRECEDING FAMILIES 



DERMAPTERA SALTATORIA. 



Fam. 

 Genus MELOIMORPHA. 



Fcem. Corpus gracile, glabrum, nitens, ex parte subtilissirae puncta- 

 tum. Caput prothorace paullo angustius, antice transverse sulcatum. 

 Oculi pyriformes, prominuli. Palpi maxillares longi, graciles; articulus 

 4us 3o vix brevidr; 5us clavatus, oblique truncatus, 3o paullo longior. 

 Antennae longissimae, gracillimae. Proihorax transverse arcuatim sulcatus, 

 lateribus valde rotundatis. Mesosleruum et metasternum incisa. Cerci 

 setacei, setosi, abdoiniue multo longiores. Oviductus rectus, gracilis, ab- 

 domine longior. Pedes graciles; femora inermia ; tibiae quatuor anteriores 

 apice unispinosae ; tibia? posticae subserratae, biseriatim quadrispinosae, 

 spinis quatuor apicalibus uua longissima. Alae anticae coriaceai, abdomen 

 non superantes. Ala? posticae nulls. 



Female. Body slender, mostly smooth and shining, here and there 

 extremely minutely punctured. Head a little narrower than the prothorax, 

 transversely furrowed between the front and the face. Eyes pear-shaped, 

 prominent. Maxillary palpi long, slender; fourth joint hardly shorter 

 than the third ; tifth clavate, obliquely truncated, a little longer than 

 the third; Labial palpi rather short, of the usual structure. Antenna? 

 very slender, about thrice the length of the body; first joint incrassated. 

 Prothorax with a distinct transverse curved furrow; fore border straight; 

 sides much rounded; hind border slightly rounded. Mesnslernuin and 

 meiasternum notched. Cerci slender, setose, setaceous, much longer than 

 the abdomen. Oviduct straight, slender, longer than the abdomen. Legs 

 slender, moderately long; i'emora unarmed; hind femora incrassated, 

 except towards the lips; four anterior tibia? with an apical spine; hind 

 tibiae minutely serrated, with two slender spines on each side towards the 

 tips, and with four apical spines, of which one is very long; tarsi setlilosa?; 

 first joint very long, with two apical spines in the hind tarsi. Fore wings 

 coriaceous, extending to the tip of the abdomen : veins strongly marked ; 

 scapular and mediastiiial veins parallel to each other in front of the scapular, 

 oblique, irregular, with a few transverse veinlets; veins behind the 

 mediastinal oblique, parallel to each other. Hind wings obsolete. 



This genus has a very peculiar structure > it seems to be most allied 

 to Scleropterus. 



