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FROM JAVA AND KRAKATAU 
BY 
Prof. F. SILVESTRI. 
(With Plate 14). 
Amongst other Arthropods from Java and Sumatra received 
from Mr. Edward Jacobson, and chiefly collected by himself, 
the Embiidae were represented by three species, two of which 
are well known and largely distributed, whereas one prooved 
to be new. 
Mr. Jacobson informed me, that in Java Embiidae are not 
very common. He never found a nest of these insects and 
could not even trace them in their shelters. All the Embiidae, 
which he collected, were captured under the light of the lamp, 
by which they are attracted at night. According to Mr. Jacobson 
the Embüdae make on a casual observer the impression of 
something »human« in their features; this is caused by their 
capability to turn their heads quite sideways and »look over 
„their shoulders«, as one would be tempted to say. This same 
mobility of the head is to be found in most of the Mantidae, 
but is of rare occurence in other insects. 
1. Oligotoma saundersi Westw., 14 specimens, Semarang 
(Java), July/August; 1 specimen, Batavia, July, E. Jacobson ; 
1 specimen, Djambi (Sumatra) collected by Douglas. 
Tijdschr. v. Entom. LV. 2 
