38 SUPPLEMENT. 



extending much beyond the body. Hind wings pellucid; veins pale. 

 Length of the body 12 lines; expansion of the fore wings 27 lines. 



It agrees iu colour with P. apicalis, but has much longer wings. 



a. Bombay. Presented by Dr. Leith. 



Periplaneta ruficornis. 



Mas. Nigra, aptera, fusiformis, depressa; caput prothoracem paullo 

 superans, anlice teslaceo bifasciatum ; palpi apice testacei ; antenna 

 rufa, basi nigra; thoracis latera rufa; prothorax brevi-conicus, 

 lateribus rotundatis ; venter rufescenle uniplagiatus ; cerci apice rufi ; 

 femora qualuor posteriora testaceo marginata ; tibia apices versus 

 rufa ; tarsi lutei. 



Male. Black, wingless, fusiform, flat, smooth, shining. Head 

 extending a little beyond the prothorax, with two narrow testaceous bands 

 near the mouth. Eyes piceous. Palpi with testaceous tips. Antennae 

 red, black towards the base. Prothorax transverse, short-conical; fore 

 border slightly truncated ; sides rounded; hind border nearly straight; two 

 red marginal stripes extending to the hind border of the metathorax. 

 Abdomen beneath with a reddish patch in the disk. Cerci and styles with 

 red tips. Legs short, stout; four posterior femora with a luteous hind 

 edge; middle tibiae red towards the tips; hind tibiee red, black at the 

 base; tarsi luteous. Length of the body 11£ lines. 



a. Bombay. Presented by Dr. Leith. 



Periplaneta curta. 



Mas. Nigra, nitens, subelliptica ; caput prothoracem perpaullo superans, 

 plagis duabus frontatibus teslaceis magnis arcuatis ; prothorax vittis 

 dun bus marginalibus testaceis intus undulatis ; ventris discus ferru- 

 gineus ; pedes testacei; ala antica ferruginea, striga costali lanceolata 

 testacea strigaque subcostali furcala nigra. 



Male. Black, smooth, shining, nearly elliptical. Head extending 

 very little beyond the prothorax ; mouth and a large excavated patch on 

 each side of the front testaceous. Palpi and antennae piceous, the latter 

 longer than the body. Prothorax transverse, narrower in front, with two 

 testaceous marginal stripes which are connected by a liDe along the fore 

 border and are undulating on the inner side ; fore border slightly 

 truncated ; sides rounded ; hind border hardly rounded. Abdomen ferru- 

 ginous in the disk beneath. Legs testaceous, short, stout ; femora with 

 short spines beneath. Fore wings ferruginous, with a lanceolate testaceous 

 costal streak and with a black forked subcostal streak, both streaks 

 extending from the base. Length of the body 7£ lines ; expansion of the 

 fore wings 13 lines. 



o. Bombay. Presented by Dr. Leith. 



