THE ANNALS 



AND 



MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTOBY. 



[SEVENTH SERIES.] 

 No. 74. FEBRUARY 1904. 



IX. — Notes on Mantidse in the Collection of the British 

 Museum [Natural History) , South Kensington, with Descrip- 

 tions of new Species. By W. F. Kire-y, F.L.S., F.E.S. 



The undescribed species of Mantidse in the National Collec- 

 tion are not very numerous ; but I here describe a series of 

 interesting forms in advance of my ' Catalogue of Orthoptera.' 

 It is proposed to include the Gressorial Orthoptera (Forticu- 

 lidse, Hemimeridse, Blattidse, Mantidse, and Phasmidse) in the 

 first volume, leaving the Saltatorial groups (Gryllidse, Phasgo- 

 nuridse, and Locustidse) to be included in the second volume. 



Mantidse. 



Ebemiaphilinji. 



Genus Tiieopompa, Stal. 



Theopompa Westwoodi, sp. n. 



Exp. al. 75-102 mm. 



Female. — Head pink, mouth-parts paler; eyes and ocelli 

 very prominent ; a strong transverse ridge on the face just 

 below the antenna?. 



Prothorax dark reddish brown above, sides and under 

 surface paler ; an angular projection on each side in front, 

 though the prothorax attains its greatest width further back, 

 at about one third of its length, after which it narrows 



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