PHASMA. 
Puasma, Lecht., Fabr., Latr. 
Mantis, Linn., De Geer., Oliv. 
Spectrum, Sfoll., Lam. 
CHARACTER GENERICUS. 
Antenne ante oculos feré insertze ; labriun emargina« 
tum ; palpi breves. 
Corpus cylindricum, lineare, alatum; alé membranae 
cee, reticulate, margine costali laté coriaceo ; elytra 
brevissima ; pedes simplices ; tarsés quingue-articu- 
latis ; pulvillis solidis. 
Thorav cylindricus, segmento secundo, antico maximé 
longiore. 
PHASMA. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Antenne inserted almost before the eyes; /a/rmin notch- 
ed ; palpi short. | 
Body cylindric, linear, and winged; wings membrana- 
ceous, reticulated, the anterior margin broadly coriaceous ; 
elytra very short; legs simple, feet five-jointed, with the 
pulvilli solid. 
Corselet cylindric, the second segment very much longer 
than the first. 
Mantis gigas, and bispinosa of Shaw’s Naturalist’s Mis- 
cellany, Plates 43 and 323, are referable to this genus, of 
which the following species is a very good example, 
