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mentioned, which is accompanied on its hind side by a short black streak. 

 Hind wings lurid. Length of the body 1 1 lines ; expansion of the fore 

 wings 25 lines. 



a. Bombay. Presented by Dr. Leith. 



Blatta lycoides. 



Fcem. Picea,fusiformis ; caput prothoracem perpaullo superans ; pro- 

 thorax antice tenuissime lateraliter sat late testaceo marginalus ; cerci 

 testacei, articulis subtus fusco maculatis ; pedes fulvi aut testacei ; 

 alee picea, abdomen sat superantes ; ala antica vitta costati testacea 

 lanceolata. 



Female. Piceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending very 

 little beyond the prothorax ; mouth and sockets of the antennae testaceous. 

 Prothorax transverse, narrower in front; a testaceous line along the fore 

 border and a testaceous stripe along each side; fore border truncated; 

 sides rounded ; hind border very slightly rounded. Cerci testaceous, long, 

 with a brown spot on each joint beneath. Legs stout, tawny or testaceous ; 

 femora with slender spines. Wings piceous, extending somewhat beyond 

 the abdomen. Fore wings with a slender testaceous costal stripe, which is 

 broadest at the base and does not extend to the tip. Length of the body 

 4£ lines; expansion of the fore wings 10 lines. 



It has some resemblance to B. partita, but the lateral stripes of the 

 prothorax are narrower and more regular. 



o. Bombay. Presented by Dr. Leith. 



Blatta telephoboides. 



Fcem. Pallide testacea, fusiformis ; prothorax transversus, disco pi ceo, 

 nonnunquam fulvo univittaius ; pectoris ventrisque latera picea ; 

 pedes sat robusti ; alee antica? subdiaphana?, abdomen sat superantes, 

 vitta discali fuscescente diffusa informi ; ala posticee diaphance. 

 Female. Pale testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending 

 very little beyond the prothorax. Eyes black, moderately remote. Pro- 

 thorax transverse; fore border truncated; sides rounded; hind border 

 nearly straight; disk piceous, sometimes with a tawny stripe which widens 

 in front. Sides of the pectus and of the under side of the abdomen mostly 

 piceous. Cerci long. Legs rather stout; spines of the femora rather 

 slender. Wings extending somewhat beyond the abdomen. Fore wings 

 nearly hyaline ; a diffuse irregular variable discoidal brownish stripe which 

 is most determinate near the base. Hind wings pellucid. Length of the 

 body 5 lines; expansion of the fore wings 12 lines. 



The narrower prothorax distinguishes it from B. biligata. 

 a. Bombay. Presented by Dr. Leith. 



Blatta subreticulata. 



Mas. Pallide testacea, fusiformis ; caput prothoracem paullo superans, 

 piceo unifasciatum et univittatum ; palpi nigricantes, articulo \o 

 pallido testaceo; prothorax nigro late biviltatus, lateribus vitreis; 



