4- i;)r. LiciiTEtisriiti's D'ijerlalion on tivo I^aiural Genera- 



then defcribe at large the fpecies omitted or newly difcovered ;.and, laftl>% 

 enumerate briefly thofe which I cannot place under their proper genus, 

 becaufe I am only acquainted with them from imperfea delcriptiono. 

 • StoU fhows the effential difference between the two genera very 

 corredlly by the following comparifon of the parts and charadleriftics. 



Phasma. «'• Laubfchreckc." 



1. Antenn<z fetaceous with longilh 

 divifions. 



2. The i»^<?-2' large and oval-round ; 

 the mouth with moveable jaws 

 and four palpi. 



3. Small reticulated eyes on the 

 forehead. 



4. Three dfss Jlemmata in a trian- 

 gle between the eyes. 



5. The body linear, almoft cylin- 

 drical. 



6. Six legi for running. 



7. The tarfi confiflr of five joints. 



8. The hemelytra [deckflugel] ikin- 

 ny, very Ihort, fo that they 

 fcarcely cover athirdpart of the 

 abdomen. The wings at the 

 external margin membranous, 

 about as long as the abdomenn 



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Mantis. " Fangichrccke." 



1. Antennce filiform. 



2. The ^Mfl? nodding, heart- ihap- 

 ed, with jaws and palpi. 



3. Two large prominent eyes 011 

 the fides. 



4. In moft fpecies two cXtavJlem- 

 mata between the roots of the 

 antennre. 



5. The thorax narrow, on the 

 back fomewhat carinated, at 

 the margin comprefied. 



0. Six legs^ the foremofl: with fal- 

 ciform hands, and a thumb of 

 five joints at- their fide; the 

 reft; flender and unarmed. 



7. The tarji have five joints. 



8. The hemelytra folded crofswife 

 together, of the length of the 

 wings beneath them, covering 

 almoft the whole abdomen. 



Befides 



