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INSECTS. 
initiated by two short appendages; elytra horizontal; body 
ovate, depressed ; bead triangular and inclined. 
Blatta livida. — The Bluish Blatta. 
Plate XCIX. fig. 3. 
Body and head brown, wings fuscous, transparent, antennae 
and legs yellow. Inhabits Britain. 
TRIBE III_MANTIDES. 
Having five jointed tarsi; wings simply folded longitudinally ; 
body elongated; head free from covering, with short filiform 
palpi; the two anterior feet much longer than the others, with 
elongated haunches, strong, compressed thighs, and the legs 
terminated by a strong hook, capable of being folded under the 
thighs; thorax large. 
Genus MANTIS.— Linnceus. 
Generic Character. —With an elongated narrow body ; head 
uncovered; two anterior feet longer than the rest; haunches 
long, thighs strong, with spines below ; legs dentated, and ter¬ 
minated by a strong hook ; thorax narrow and elongated; anten- 
lue simple in both sexes and setaceous ; forehead prolonged like 
a horn. 
Mantis precaria. — The Praying Mantis. 
Plate XCIX. fig. 5. 
Of a fine green-colour, the thorax spined on each side, and 
the upper wings each marked in the middle by a semi-transparent 
spot. Inhabits Africa. Held in great veneration by the Hot¬ 
tentots. 
TRIBE IV.-SPECTRA. 
Lower lips with unequal divisions ; the anterior lip notched 
at its anterior margin; antennae inserted nearer the mouth than 
the middle of the head, which is projecting, elongated, and pos¬ 
teriorly rounded ; the eyes small; first segment of the thorax 
short, or very little longer than the second. 
Genus PHYLLIUM.— Illiger. 
Generic Character. —Tarsi five-jointed; elytra and wings 
