us 



small teeth like hairs; the extremity terminating in a long sharp spine, from whence issue the tarsi. 

 Middle and hind legs furnished with two spines at the tips of the tibiae. 



BACTERIA LINEARIS. 



Plate L. fig. 3. 



Order: Orthoptera. Section: Cui-soria. Family: Phasmidoe. (Spectra, iaf/-.) 



Genus. Bacteria, iafr. M&ntis, Dniry. 



Bacteria Linearis. Obscure fusca (viridis insecto viventi) peilibus gracilibiis simplkibiis. (Long. Corp. 

 2 unc. 4^ lin.) 



SvN. Mantis linearis, Drury, App. vol. i. Gray Syn. Pliasin. p. 17. (Bacteria? 1.) 



Habitat : Antigua. 



This insect resembles a parcel of straws united together, being entirely wingless, and is indeed, but 

 incorrectly, stated by Drury to be the larva of an insect like that at Fig. 1 . Its general colour, as he was 

 informed, is green ; but having received it in spirits, it had become of a dusky brown colour. Head 

 small and long, reaching almost to the fore legs. Eyes round and black. Antenna^ like hairs : being 

 as long as the insect itself. Body, wliich e.Ktends from where the hinder legs are placed, consisting of 

 nine segments, almost as long as the remaining part of the insect ; those legs being fixed nearly in the 

 middle, at a small distance from whence are placed the middle legs. 



This insect belongs to a singular and numerous family, known to collectors by the names 

 of Spectres, or Walking-stick insects ; and others, Walking-leaves, from the strong 

 resemblance which they exhibit to pieces of dried sticks and detached leaves. 



The insect here figured appears to be in an immature state, and would probably in its 

 linal state have acquired wings. Our author appears to have been aware of this, but he 

 incorrectly describes it as the caterpillar of an insect like that at Fig. 1 . 



END OF VOL. I. 



e. NORMA-N, PRINTER, MAIDEN LANB, COVENl- GARDEN. 



