Paropsis, Oliv.

There are several beautiful species of this genus found at King George’s Sound, where they seem to take the place of the Tortoise beetles (Cassididae).  When alive, they have, like many of the Cassidae, the most brilliant lustre, their resplendent colours disappearing soon after death.

Coccinella tongataboae, Boisduval Voyage de l’Astrolabe Ent. it. page 595 plate 8 figure 24.

Habitat King George’s Sound, Captain George Grey.

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ORTHOPTERA.

Blatta subverrucosa, new species.

Apterous, oval; thorax in front semicircular, shrouding the head; posterior angle sharp, rounded behind, the frontal edge bent slightly back, and yellowish; the upper surface brown, rather obscure, the surface irregularly raised, below deep shining pitchy brown.  Abdomen yellowish brown, above sprinkled with dark brown, the edges of each segment with several small wart-like prominences; two first segments being also shagreened at the sides, beneath pitchy brown, segments at the base black with green reflections; the femora are pitchy brown; the tibiAe pale yellowish with black spines; the tarsi of a deeper yellow; head dark brown, the trophi and a narrow line on the cheeks yellowish; antennae somewhat ferruginous.

Habitat King George’s Sound, Captain George Grey.

A large apterous species.

Mantis latistylus, Serville, var.  Orthopt.  Suites de Buffon page 179.

Habitat King George’s Sound, Captain George Grey.

Mantis rubrocoxata, Serville ?  Orthopt. page 203.

Habitat King George’s Sound, Captain George Grey.

Acheta ? marginipennis, new species.

Thorax black with a yellow line above; head as wide as the thorax, with a blunted projection in front between the antennae, which are very long and situated in a groove in front of the eyes, and have their basal joint very large.  No ocelli visible.  Thorax wider than long, somewhat narrower in front than behind.  Hemelytra very transparent, longer than the abdomen, lying flat upon one another, the outer margin bent down; the horizontal portion has many irregular nerves; there are two longitudinal nerves at the angle formed by the bent down outer margin, which extend from base almost to the tip, the spaces between these nerves being of a yellowish colour, the general colour greyish, there are several oblique parallel veins on the bent down margin; wings very short; posterior legs very long; femora much thickened, brown, at the base very pale; anal appendages very long and hairy.  Somewhat allied to the Acheta arachnoides of Westwood, figured in the Naturalist’s Library, Introduction to Entomology, volume 1 plate 6.

Habitat King George’s Sound, Captain George Grey.

Tympanophora pellucida, new species.  Illustration 22 Insects 5.