BY ELAND SHAW. 229 



Avliolly nigro-eastaneous . Pronotum with the posterior margin sliglitly produced 

 backwards in the middle. No trace of tegmina or wings. Abdominal tergites 5 

 and 6 with the postero-lateral angles slightly produced backwards, tergite 7 more 

 produced, particularly in the ? ; first abdominal tergite of c? with a medial "gland" 

 orifice surrounded by bristles and sometimes concealed by the metanotum; 7th 

 abdominal tergite with the posterior margin sinuate, lateral margins entire. Supra- 

 anal lamina of c? triangular, apex much truncate, not extending to half the length 

 of the eerci, widely emarginate, lateral margins entire, and slightly concave; of ? 

 triangulaj-, less of the apex truncate, extending to more than half the length of 

 the cerei, emargination deeper and narrower than in the S, the tips of the valves 

 of the subgenital lamina showing in the emargination. Subgenital lamina of J 

 (Text-fig. 5) quadrate, posterior margin faintly concave, styles situate in a con- 

 spicuous notch at the postero-lateral angle, lateral margins anterior to the styles 

 convex. Legs testaceous, with a large castaneous macula at the base of the coxae ; 

 posterior metatarsus longer than the remaining tarsal segments combined, biseri- 

 ately spined beneath, pulvillus apical, remaining pulvilli occupying the whole 

 length of the segment. Length, <? and 5 10.5 mm. 



Type, specimen No. 237 (c?) ; allotype, specimen No. 238 (?), Coll. 

 Shaw. Five <S and two 2 paratypes. 



Hah. — Queensland: Spring Bluff, near Toowoomba (Miss Brigit Shaw, Jan., 

 1919). 



Noies. — Nine specimens were collected at Spring Bluff in Jan., 1919, by my 

 daughter Brigit. The species is near Cutilia tepperi mihi (Mem. Q. Mus., vi., 

 1918, p. 157), wbich is also apterous, but it differs in the smaller size, and com- 

 plete absence of flavid markings on the dorsum. In general colour it resembles 

 C. sedilloti Bol. from New Zealand and, like that species, has the postero-lateral 

 angles of the distal abdominal tergites scarcely produced, especially in the c?. In 

 naming this species after my friend Mr. F. P. Spry, I desire to acknowledge our 

 indebtedness to him for his long study of Australian forms of Blattidae, and to 

 express my iDersonal gratitude for numerous specimens sent, and for much kindly 

 assistance. 



Cutilia philpotti, n.sp. 



c? nigro-eastaneous, bordered yellow. Head yellow, a broad castaneous 

 macula occupying the frons, clypeus and labrum; eyes castaneous; antennae miss- 

 ing except the proximal segment on the right side, which is castaneous. Thoracic 

 tergites dark castaneous with a broad lateral yellow border, the extreme margin 

 of which is slightly thickened and fuscous; pronotum with the anterior margin 

 truncate, exposing the yellow vertex which completes the yellow border anteriorly; 

 ]Dosterior margin subsinuate, as also are those of the meso- and metanotum. Teg- 

 minal vestiges completely separated from the mesonotum, apex obliquelj' trun- 

 cate, forming part of the lateral yellow border except towards the inner margin, 

 which portion is of the castaneous ground colour. No trace of wings. Abdominal 

 tergites dark castaneous, the lateral yellow border being continued on tergites 3, 

 4 and 5 as yellow maculae diminishing in size from before backwards; tergites 

 5, 6 and 7 with the postero-lateral angles strongly produced backwards, margins 

 entire; tergite 7 with the posterior margin sinuate. Supra-anal lamina quadrate, 

 widely emarginate, ciliate, angles slightly obtuse extending to about half the 

 length of the cerci, lateral margins somewhat everted, cerci rufo-castaneous at the 

 tips. Subgenital lamina quadrate, posterior margin convex, faintly emarginate, 

 with a stout prominent spine within the base of the styles, which are long and 

 inserted sublaterally. Abdominal sternites dark castaneous, paler in the disc. 



