SQUILLA MANTIS. 



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The length of the EngHsh specimen, which is a female, 

 from the frontal plate to the end of the tail, is four inches 

 and a half. I have a male specimen from the Mediter- 

 ranean which is no less than six inches. 



Mr. Couch, to whom I am indebted for the specimen 

 above referred to, informs me that " the Squillas were 

 brought from the distance of about a couple of leagues, 

 where the bottom is rocky, with some spots of sand." 



