CuoPARD.—Some New Zealand Cave Orthoptera. 231 
variegatus Br., an interesting, insufficiently known species, which, although 
ving outs ide caves, is very nearly allied to the true cavernicolous 
Pleioplectron 
In spite of these favourable conditions, I have not been able to consider 
all the species known as cave-dwellers in New Zealand. and therefore 
cannot give a full synopsis of them. I shall endeavour to give as com- 
plete a description as possible of all the forms I have before me, and 
call the attention of the New Zealand entomologists to the fact that 
many particulars are still wanting on this interesting fauna. 
Genus PACHYRHAMMA Br. 
As far as I am aware, no representative of this remarkable genus has 
until now been found in the South Island. I do not think there is more 
than one species in the North Island, although local varieties may possibly 
exist. 
Pachyrhamma fascifer Walk. 
Kaiparora (Wellington), 16th March, 1917; one male, one female. 
Karori domm die (cave) 1916; two females, two males; one young 
ma T two young females. 
A good scriptio of this species has been given by Hutton,* to 
which need only be added that the subgenital plate of the female is 
small, kids: ke enting a wide semicircular notch at apex, the ovi- 
positor rather longer than the body, Gen ye its inferior valves 
pho before the apex 10 small transverse ridge 
number of spines of the legs is деле. 2л variable, as shown by 
the {што table :— 
| | | © Mid. Tib. 
— ‘Fore Fem. Fore Tib. о ма. == — Post. Fem,| Post. Tib. 
| | Above. | Beneath | | 
, (Int. marg. 6—4 | 4—4 | 3—4 | 6—5 | 4—4 | 5-10 | $230 
3 | Ext. marg. 0—0 | 4—4 | 3—3 | 4—4 | 4-4 | 4— 4 33 
Int. marg 4—4 | 4—4 | 3—3 | 4—4 | 4—4 | 11-11] 29—31 
p marg 0—0 4—4 1—2 30° 4 4— 35—36 
Int. marg 4—6 Da i$ 3155 | &-4 159-10 | 248—341 
М (Ext. marg 0—0 | 44 | 20 | 23 | 3—3 | 5— 4| 34—37 
| Int. marg. 5—5 4—4 2—2 | 4—4 4—4 8— 8 | 27—28 
? (Ext. marg. 0—0 | 4—4 | 2—1 | 3-3 | 4—4 | 3—4 | 33—32 
Int. marg. 7—7 4—4 | 2—3 | 4—4 | 4—4 8—10 2 
ғ | , marg. _.. 4—4 ое 92 0 фаш Ыз 
Int. marg. .. | 4—? 4—? | 4—4 | 34 | 44 8— 9 | 28—29 
9 Я marg, .. | 0—0 | 4? | 2-3 | BS | 4—4 | 4—5 | 39-98 
е high specialization of the antennae of the males in this species 
od кө somewhat different acco to the specimens examined. In 
* Loc. єўї, vol. 29, p. 231. 
