476 CATALOGUE OF 



1. NOIA TESTACEA. 



Foem. Testacea ; oviductus apice et pedes nigro spinosi. 



Female. Testaceous. Disks of the eyes piceous. Spines of the ovi- 

 duct towards the tip black. Spines of the legs black. Length of the body 

 13 lines; expansion of the fore wings 24 lines. 

 Hindostan. In Dr. Leith's collection. 



Genus LENCICA. 



Fcem. Corpus convexum, glabrum, nitens, sat augustum, fere lineare. 

 Caput longiusculum, carinulis duabus inter antennas connexis. Oculi 

 parvi, pyriformes. Palpi maxillares longi, graciles ; articulus 4us 3o lon- 

 gior; 5us subclavatus, 4o paullo longior. Antennae longae, graciles. Pro- 

 thorax sat longus, sulco transverso subarcuato, raargine vix reflexo. Pro- 

 sternum bidentatum. Abdomen prothorace duplo longius. Oviductus 

 arcuatus, abdominis dimidio paullo longior. Pedes crassi ; coxae unispinosae ; 

 tibia3 spinosae ; tarsi graciles. Alae abortivse. 



Female. Body convex, smooth, shining, rather narrow, nearly linear. 

 Head rather long, not broader than the prothorax; two slight ridges 

 between the eyes, connected in front; two slight ridges on each side 

 of the face; labrum moderately large. Eyes small, pear-shaped. 

 Maxillary palpi long, slender; fourth joint longer than the third; fifth 

 subclavate, a little longer than the fourth. Antennae long, slender. Pro- 

 thorax elongate, with a.transverse middle slightly curved furrow ; border 

 hardly reflexed ; sides almost straight. Prosternum bidentate ; mesosternum 

 angular on each side, notched in the middle ; metasternum rounded on 

 each side, slightly excavated in the middle. Abdomen about twice the 

 length of the prothorax. Oviduct curved, a little more than half the length 

 of the abdomen. Legs thick ; coxae with a short spine which is most 

 distinct on the fore coxae ; femora unarmed; fore tibiae with four rather 

 short spines on the outer side, with three on the inner side and with one 

 above; middle tibiae with three rows of stout spines, from three to four in 

 each row; hind tibiae with five very stout spines on each side, and with 

 four long apical spines; tarsi slender; second joint very short. Wings 

 rudimentary. 



Allied to Gryllacris. 



1. LENCICA FEERUGINEA. 



Fcem. Ferruginea ; oviductus apicem versus piceus ; femora postica 

 oblique subsulcata. 



Female. Ferruginous. Eyes livid. Oviduct piceous towards the tip. 

 Hind femora with slight oblique ridges on the outer side ; claws and spines 

 with black tips. Length of the body 17 lines. 



The wings of the specimen described are uudeveloped. 

 a. South America. Presented by Sir A. Callcott. 



Genus BANZA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Caput breve, cornu inter antennas brevi erecto 

 conico antico unispinoso, antice latum. Oculi parvi, rotundi, valde 



