PLATE II. — ORTHOPTERA, 



MANTIS CAROLINA (Linn.) Scudder's Catalogue, p 18. Phasmv/a 



Fig. 1 Egg case. 



- Egg case with young escaping 



3 Young Mantis devouring another 



1 Young Mantis in ihe Nymph state (Gray variety.) 



5 Young " " " i 1 rreen variety i 



ii Imago. Mantis Carolina. (Linn.) 



7 " " $ (Gray var | 



8 " (I Ireen var.) 



9 Egg case cut longitudinally to exhibit structure 



10 ■' 



11 " transversely 



12 Wings of $ 



13, 14, 15 Base of Antennae, fore legs and tarsi. 

 16 Wings of ? 

 * 17 Sciara? 



*This fly was popularly believed to be connected with the yellow fever which raged in Norfolk, 

 Va. in 1855. They were exceedingly numerous there during the whole time the yellow fever was 

 prevalent in that year, and hence were known in Norlolk and its vicinity as "yellow fever flies' 

 (See Sciara in Diptera.) 



