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numerous black points. Cerci broad, black; hind borders of the joints 

 testaceous beneath. Legs short, stout. Length of the body 5 lines. 



a. Australia. Presented by the Haslar Hospital. 



Blatta placenp. 



Faem. Nigra, convexa,fere ellipfica ; caput inter oculos luleo fasriatum ; 

 prothorax fere semicircularis, antiee et postice tenuiter laleraliter 

 tatissime luleo maryinatus ; mesothorax et metathorax postice tenuiter 

 laleraliter tatissime luteo marginati, angulis posticis productis ; 

 abdominis segmenla dorsalia laleraliter luteo marginata, transverse 

 lulescente lineata et testaceo punctata ; segmenla ventralia albido 

 marginata ; cerci lutei ; coxce pallide fiava. 



Female. Black, convex, smooth, shining, nearly elliptical. Head 

 extending very little beyond the prothorax; vertex broad and with a luteous 

 band between the eyes. Prothorax transverse, nearly semicircular, rather 

 narrowly bordered in front and behind and very broadly bordered on each 

 side with luteous. Mesothorax and metathorax narrowly bordered behind 

 and very broadly bordered on each side with luteous ; hind angles 

 elongated. Dorsal segments of the abdomen bordered with luteous on 

 each side; a transverse dark luteous line in each disk and a row of pale 

 testaceous points along each hind border. Ventral segments with whitish 

 hind borders. Cerci luteous, long. Legs short, stout; coxae and tro- 

 chanters pale yellow. Length of the body A\ lines. 



The specimen described does not seem to be fully developed. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



Blatta ramosa. 



Foein. Fulva, fusiformis; caput nigrum, proihoracem vix superans; 

 prothorax niger, transverse elliplicus, futvo tenuiter marginalus ; 

 abdomen piceum, apice fulvum ; femora subtus setosa ; alee anticee 

 coriaceee, postice piceo late villatee; alee poslicee diaphanee. 



Female. Tawny, fusiform. Head black, hardly extending beyond 

 the prothorax ; vertex rather narrow between the eyes, which are tawny 

 and large. Palpi tawny. Prothorax black, transversely elliptical, with 

 a narrow tawny border. Abdomen piceous, tawny at the tip. Legs rather 

 slender; femora with bristles beneath. Wings extending somewhat beyond 

 the abdomen. Fore wings coriaceous, with a broad piceous stripe along 

 the interior border. Hind wings pellucid; veins pale. Length of the 

 body 4 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 9 lines. 



a. Australia. Presented by the Haslar Hospital. 



Blatta concisa. 



Fcem. Nigra, fusiformis; caput proihoracem perpaullo superans, 

 facie clypeoque testaceo marginalis ; anlennce fulvee, apices versus 

 fuscee, corpore paullo breviores ; prothorax lateribus subrotundatis 

 murgineque antico angusle Jlavescente albis ; ventris lalera pallide 

 teslacea, nigro interlineata ; alee anticee abdomen sat. superantes, 

 villa cos tali lanceolata jlavescente alba ; alee posticee fuscee. 



