472 CATALOGUE OF 



GBYLLACRIS LONGIUSCULA. 



Foem. Testacea, gracilis, fere cylindrica ; caput longiusculum, prothoracc 

 paullo latins, piceo unimaculatum ; oculi ovati, subprominuli ; ovi- 

 ductus piceus,fere rectus, abdomini cequilongus ; cerci setacei, selosi ; 

 pedes robusti, breviusculi, tibiis quatuor anterioribus femoribusque 

 inermibus, tibiis poslicis biseriatim spinosis ; alee anlicce confertim 

 reticulatce, abdomen non superantes ; alee posticce diaphance, paullo 

 Lonyiores. 



Female. Testaceous, slender, smooth, shining 1 , nearly cylindrical. 

 Head slightly elongate, a little broader than the fore border of the pro- 

 thorax, with a piceous spot between the eyes including the ocelli; front 

 short, with a transverse furrow. Eyes oval, slightly prominent. Antennae 

 very slender, more than twice the length of the body. Prothorax slightly 

 elongate, with a slight longitudinal furrow and a slight transverse furrow; 

 fore border, sides and hind border nearly straight. Metasternura oval, with 

 elevated sides. Oviduct piceous, nearly straight, as long as the abdomen. 

 Cerci setaceous, furnished with long bristles, much shorter lhan the ovi- 

 duct. Legs stout, rather short; femora and four anterior tibiae unarmed; 

 hind tibiae above with two rows of stout spines, of which some are much 

 longer than others. Fore wings minutely reticulated, extending to the tip 

 of the abdomen. Hind wings pellucid, a little longer than the fore wings ; 

 veins pale testaceous. Length of the body 18 lines ; expansion of the fore 

 wings 28 lines. 



a. Isle of Pines. Presented by the Admiralty. 



GRYLLACRIS? REDUCTA. 



Mas. Fulvus, gracilis; caput breve, valde convexum ; oculi elliptic!, 

 valde prominuli; prothorax marginatus, margine antico convexa, 

 lateribus margineque postico fere rectis ; cerci lanceolati, selosi, 

 arcuati, breves ; pedes robusti, setosi, femoribus poslicis uniseriatim 

 spinosis, tibiis quatuor anterioribus spinis longis biseriatim armatis, 

 tibiis posticis biseriatim spinulosis ; alee diaphance, testaceo venosa ; 

 alee anticce abdomen longissime superantes, alis posticis paullo 

 breviores. 



Male. Testaceous, slender, nearly cylindrical. Head a little broader 

 than the prothorax; fore part shining, with an irregular black band. Eyes 

 oval, rather large, slightly prominent. Prothorax slightly elongate, with 

 an irregular black stripe on each side; a slight longitudinal furrow and a 

 slight transverse curved furrow; fore border, sides and hind border nearly 

 straight. Legs short, stout; femora and four anterior tibia3 unarmed; hind 

 tibiae above serrated and with a row of long spines on each side. Fore 

 wings extending very much beyond the abdomen, a little shorter than the 

 hind wings, which are cinereous and have testaceous veins. Length of the 

 body 6 lines; expansion of the fore wings 16 lines. 



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



