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Pisiditth Atkinsonianttm, n. sp. 



Testa subovali, via: tumida, incequilaterali, antice elongata, utrinque 

 rotundata, tenni, pallide cornea, concentrice striatula, et lineis paucis (4 — 5) 

 increment i fortioribus signata. 



Lai. 3-30, alt. 2-70, crass. 1-80 mm. 



Habitat ad Tonglu in SihJcim ad 10000 ped. alt., teste W. S. Atkinson. 



Compared with P. Bombayanum this is a smaller, flatter, and less 

 inaequilateral shell. My specimens were given me by Mr. H. F. Blanford, 

 who received them direct from the discoverer. 



XIY. — Descriptions of new Species of Blattidse belonging to the Genus 

 Panesthia. — By James Wood-Mason. 



Panesthia monstktjosa, n. sp. 



Ingens, aptera, aterrima, nitida. Corpore crassissimo. Tegumento 

 valde indurato. Pronoto in maribus valdissime, in f ceminis modice, insequali 

 et impresso ; bitubercnlato ; incisura profunda, lata, medio recta et linea 

 elevata marginata, lateribus cornigera, cornubus in mare magnis, in femina 

 modicis, reflexis, apice plicatis. Abdominis segmentis basalibus infraque 

 snpraque sparsim minute punctatis, ultimo laminaque supraanali punctis 

 crebrioribus necnon grandioribus conspersis hac postice 5-dentata. Pedibus 

 vahdis, spinis tibialibus fortibus armatis ; femoribus anticis trispinosis. 

 Long, corporis maris 58 mm. ; pronoti 14-|-, pronoti lat. 19^, incisurse lat. 6 ; 

 mesonoti long. 9, mesonoti lat. 21f ; metanoti long. 8, metanoti lat. 23 ; 

 abdom. long. 30, abd. lat. (ad medium) 23. Long. corp. fern. 52. 



LTab. — A male and a female from Southern India (E,. C. Beddome). 



This fine insect offers a curious resemblance to the Grompliadorlvina 

 portentosa, Schaum, from Madagascar. 



Panesthia Wallacei, n. sp. 

 Aterrima, nitidissima. Pronoto ut in P. morione sed nitidiore et dis- 

 tinctius crebriusque punctato. Abdomine sparsim punctulato, punctis 

 aj)icem versus sensim frequentioribus ac paullo majoribus ; segmento ultimo 

 marginibus integro angulisque posticis vix producto ; lamina supraanali 

 disco parce fulvo-pilosa, postice rotundata, tota integra, dentibus lateralibus 

 nullis ; lamina subgenitali confertim grosse punctata. Cercis tumidis, 

 fulvo-pilosis. Tegminibus absque psene ut in P. morione ; abdominis 

 apicem longe superantibus ; venarum omnium parte apicali perspicua utrin- 

 que pallida, subhyalina ; illorum vena anali recta impressa hyahna. Femo- 

 ribus anticis basin versus bidentatis. Long, corporis maris, 36^ mm., 

 pronoti 9f, pronoti lat. 14, long, tegminum 40, alarum 35, abdom. 18, 

 abd. lat. (ad medium) 16. 



