Scudder.] 92 [March 7, 



BlATTARIjE. 



Phyllodromia germanica (Linn.) Serv. A number of spec- 

 imens in various stages of growth, were taken at Ft. Reed, March 27. 



A single specimen of a second species of the genus was taken at 

 the same place, but is in an indeterminable condition. 



Ischnoptera unicola (Scudd.) Brunn. Specimens were taken 

 in houses at Fort Reed from March to May. 



Platyzosteria ingens nov. sp. Dark mahogany-brown, nearly 

 uniform, but deepening toward the sides and extremity of the "abdo- 

 men, and especially on the tegmina, which sometimes become nearly 

 black, the head and under surface lighter. Head obscurely mottled 

 with dusky, with a pale dot next the inner edge of the antennae, the 

 eyes black, the labrum and mouth-parts mottled with yellow; an- 

 tennae marked with black on the basal joints, throughout pubescent, 

 as long as the body. Pronotum semi-orbicular, gently convex, with 

 minutely dilated edges and scarcely shagreened surface. Tegmina 

 subquadrate, the outer margin gently marginate and scarcely 

 rounded, the inner edge slightly convex, especially next base, the 

 outer margin almost straight, but owing to the slightly produced and 

 rounded outer angle, a very little concave ; they just cover the meso- 

 notum, and together cover the whole breadth of the same, excepting 

 at a scutelliform space in front in the middle ; their surface is punc- 

 tate. Legs stout, profusely spined, the coxae heavily blotched with 

 yellow, and the under surface of tarsi clay-yellow. Abdomen broad, 

 scarcely broader beyond the base, the extremity broadly rounded, the 

 surface, especially behind, rugulose ; joints produced laterally, espe- 

 cially the apical ones, where the lateral angle becomes a distinct 

 pointed tooth. Supraanal plate broadly and roundly excised on hind 

 border, ciliate with rufous hairs, and the outer angles rounded (cf),or 

 rather deeply and angularly excised, the outer angles sharp (?) ; 

 cerci depressed, tapering, pointed, either longer (<?) or shorter (?) 

 than the supra-anal plate. 



Length of body, d, 31 mm., ?, 35 mm.; of antennae, d, 31 mm., 

 ?, 30 mm. ; of pronotum, d, 9 mm., ?, 9 mm. ; breadth of same, d, 

 14 mm., $, 14 mm. ; length of hind femora, d, 9 mm., ?, 9 mm.; of 

 hind tibiae, d, 10.5 mm., ?, 10 mm.; of hind tarsi, d, 7.5 mm., ?, 

 6.5 mm. 



3 d , 1 ? , houses at Ft. Reed, March - May. I have also received 

 the species from unspecified localities in Florida, from Messrs. Norton 



