336 mantidae and phasmidae of panama 



Length of Length of Greatest Length of Length of Length of 

 9 body pronotum width of tegmen caudal caudal 



pronotuni tibia metatarsus 



Porto Bello 42 12.3 2.7 — 9.9 3.6 



Porto Bello 42 12.9 2.8 — 9.8 3.7 



Porto Bello 44 12.8 2.7 — 9.9 3.7 



Paris Field 88.7 12 2.5 — 9.3 3.2 



Paris Field 41.8 12.4 2.7 — 10.1 3.5 



Paraiso... 38 11.9 2.4 — 9.3 3.2 



The present series shows plainly the very decided variation 

 which occurs in the species. In the smaller individuals the less 

 ample tegmina do not widen distad. Such disproportion is 

 unusual within a species, but in the present case we are satisfied 

 that it represents mere individual variation. 



The recessive type of coloration in males is as follows. Yellow- 

 ish, irregularly tinged and flecked with dark l)rown on the body. 

 Tegmina and wings transparent, evenly and strongly tinged with 

 sepia, the transverse veinlets, but not the veins, distinctly paler, 

 weakly tinged with brown. Ventral surface of abdomen light 

 brown, showing a weak and obscure medio-longitudinal line of 

 darker brown. Cephalic tibiae yellowish, showing very broadly 

 three obscure annuli of dark brown. Median and caudal femora 

 immaculate greenish yellow, the tibiae and tarsi immaculate 

 3'ellowish. The individuals in the series before us show varyingly 

 more intensive types to a condition which is very dark. The 

 darkest male before us is dark brown in general coloration. 

 Cephalic femora with two dorsal flecks of this color and cephalic 

 tibiae obscurely tri-annulate with the same. Median and caudal 

 limbs snuff brown, weakly suffused and flecked with darker 

 brown, particularly at juncture of femora and tibiae. Tegmina 

 and wings transparent, evenly and very strongly tinged with 

 sepia, the veins sepia, the veinlets of the same color as the 

 intervening areas, so that these organs are distinctly more 

 uniform in coloration than in the recessive males, ^"entral 

 surface very dark l)rown, of abdomen heavily overlaid witii 

 blackish flecks and witii a much ()l)S('ured inedio-lougitudinal 

 hne of black. 



The females also vary considerably in ct)lorali()ii. One was 

 a[)parently pale green in life, ;ui()ther is ligiit ochraceous-laAvny, 

 one is ochraceous-buff spoiled wilh blackisji, one is sayal bi-owii 



