100 Explanation of Plates. 



Waterhouse, C. 0. 1912. Mantid Oothecae. Proc. 



Ent. Soc. London, 1912, p. cxxv. 

 Williams, C. B. 1914. Notes on Podagrion pachymerum, 



a Chalcid Parasite of Mantis eggs. Entomologist, 



XLVII, pp. 262-266, figs. 1, 2. 

 Williams, C. E. 1904. Notes on the Life History of 



Gongylus gongyloides, a Mantis of the tribe Empusides 



and a Floral Simulator. Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 



1904, pp. 125-137. 



Explanation of Plates VII-X. 



Plate VII. Larva of Sphodromantis guttata extracted from the egg. 



Fig. 1. Ventral view. a. head shield; b. papillae on 9th sternite ; 



c. thread producing papillae on 10th abdominal segment; 



d. spines on leg beneath the first skin; md., mandible; lab., 

 labrum; ma?., maxillae; mx. p., maxillary palps. 



Fig. 2. Lateral view. 



Plate VIII. Microphotographs of first cast skin of larva ; magni- 

 fied 24 diameters. 



The spiny areas and terminal papillae are shown. In fig. 1 the 

 skin is shown as cast ; in fig. 2 with the coverings of the legs 

 pulled out. 



Plate IX. Lateral view of female Sphodromantis guttata construct- 

 ing ootheca. Ootheca nearly complete. Natural size. 



Plate X. Lateral and dorsal view of female constructing ootheca. 

 Ootheca about half completed. Slightly reduced. 



