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inside at the base, ending in triangular dentated points; beyond 

 and above these are numerous small teeth. Pemora with four 

 white spines on the outer edge, ringed, tipped, and lined with 

 black ; a row of alternately large and small black spines, streaked 

 with white inside, on the inner carina, and four large median 

 oblique basal spines, black, standing in black rings, and white only 

 •on the inside. Tibial spines tipped with black; tarsi streaked 

 with black on the inside. Propectus with two broad black bands ; 

 mesopectus with one. (In the males, the colours beneath are not 

 sufficiently well preserved to be described.) 



A very distinct species, but most nearly related to S. patellifera^ 

 Serv. 



Described from four males (two labelled "Plying Pish Cove, 

 Aug., 1897," and another, " West Coast, Oct., 1897"), and six 

 females (three from Plying Pish Cove or neighbourhood), 

 September 20 to October 20, 1897. There is also a pupa and an 

 empty pupa-skin from the same locality. 



Family PHASMID^. 

 15. Clitumnus stilpnoides. (PL XIF, Pig. 1.) 



Clitumnus stilpnoides, Kirb. : P.Z.S., 1888, p. 547. 



"Long. Corp. 100mm. 



^^ Male. — Uniform brown; head and pronotum somewhat more 

 grey; antennge about two -thirds as long as the mesonotum ; 

 pronotum hardly longer than the head ; mesonotum one-fourth 

 longer than the metanotum ; two small horns between the eyes ; 

 legs long, slender, unarmed, clothed with very fine oblique 

 bristles ; outer anal appendages longer and less incurved than in 

 C. stilpnus. 



" Taken October, 1887 (Lister). Also two immature specimens, 

 apparently belonging to the same species. Closely allied to 

 C. stilpnus, Westwood." 



Pour specimens: from Plying Fish Cove, August, 1897; and 

 East Coast, jSTovember, 1897. (Andrews.) 



There are two other Phasmidae. in llr. Andrews' collection, 

 apparently belonging to the allied genus Entoria, Stal, but hardly 

 in sufficiently good condition to describe, though probably new. 



Family GRYLLID^. 



16. Ectadoderus flavipalpis, sp.n. (PI. XIII, Pig. 3 $, Pig. 49.) 



$. Long. Corp. 6-8 mm. ; long. pron. 2|-3 mm. ; long, elytr. 

 2-21 nim. 



9- Long. Corp. 8-9 mm. ; cum ovip. 15 mm.; long. pron. 

 2 1 mm. 



