ACCOUNT OF THE PHASMIDAE, WITH NOTES ON THE EGGS. 93 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES VII— IX. 



PLATE VII. 



Myronides tilum, male ; nat. size. 



„ binodis, male, metanotum and median segment. 



„ ramulus, female ; nat. size. 



Braehyrtacus celatus, female ; nat. size. 

 Gigantophasma pallipes, male; nat. size. 

 „ bicolor, female ; nat. size. 



6a. Extremity of body, to show outline of cerci and genital operculum. 



PLATE VIII. 



Fig. 7. Eurycantha horrida, young (probably male), x ^. 



la. Antenna more magnified. 



young female. 



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8a. Antenna more magnified. 

 „ 9. „ „ adult male ; nat. size. 



,, 10. „ „ adult male, middle of under surface of body ; a, mesosternum ; 



b, c, metasternuni ; a", 2nd abdominal sternite of Brunner. 

 „ 11. Acanthodyta spiniventris, female; nat. size. 

 „ 12. Cacomorpha aberrans, female; nat. size. 

 „ 13. Phyllium brachysoma, female; nat. size 

 „ 14. Chitoniscus feejeeanus, left tegmen ; nat. size. 

 „ 15. Phyllium sp. young; nat. size. 



PLATE IX. 



Fig. 16. Anchiale stolli ; extremity of body of female, with egg; a, superior (of 9th segment), 

 b, median (of 9th segment), c, inferior (of 8th segment), processes; d, egg; e, 

 cercus. x £. 



„ 17. Anchiale confusa ; extremity of body of female, x §. 



„ 18. Anchiale confusa; dorsal view of terminal segment of male; magnified. 



,, U. ,, stolli, ,, ,, ,, „ ,, ,, 



„ 20. Acanthodyta spiniventris ; extremity of body of male, x 2. 



„ 21. Graeffea lifuensis ; extremity of body of female, x 2. 



„ 22. Gigantophasma pallipes, J hind leg ; nat. size. 



„ 23. Cacomorpha aberrans ; female ; side view of middle of body ; a, pseudo-tracheal 

 gill of metathorax ; b, base of hind femur, x 4. 



„ 24. Phyllium brachysoma, front leg, magnified. 



