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Phylliuni Gelonus. Male : Abdomen rather narrow at its base, and 

 then gradually widening to the third segment ; the fourth is 

 somewhat wider and rounded outwardly, and from hence to the 

 tip gradually narrowed. Femora of the fore legs dilated, the 

 inner dilation entire and curved inwardly, and slightly dentated 

 outwardly, the outer dilation large, triangular, and nearly entire 

 on both margins, (see fig. d). l^ength of body 2 inches 9 lines. 

 Phyllium crurifolium, male ? Serv. Orthopt. 291. 

 Inhabits the Sechelles Islands. In the cabinet of the British 



Museum. 



Anterior femora of various species of Phyllium, 



a. Geryon. i. siccifolium. c. bilobatum. d, Gelonus. e. celebicum. /. biocuIaLum, 



g. pukhrifolium. h. Agathyrsus. i. Scythe. 



Phyllium celehicimi, Dehaan. Male andjemale : Abdomen narrow 

 at its base, and then gradually enlarging on each side to the 

 middle of the third segment, and hence to the fifth hardly wider, 

 but the sixth is rather wider, and suddenly rourded inwardly to 

 the seventh, which is much narrower, and all the rest are gra- 

 dually sloping to the end. In the female the femora of the 'fore 

 legs are dilated, the inner dilation acutely dentated at its extre- 

 mity ; the outer dilation broad posteriorly and narrowing to a 

 point at the apex, with the margins slightly serrated, (see fig. e). 

 Length of body of the male, 2 inches 4 lines, breadth 10 lines; 

 length of female 3 inches 10 lines, breadth 1 inch 9 lines. Phyl- 

 lium celebicum, Dehaan, Verd. over de Nat. Gesch. 

 Inhabits the Philippine Islands. In the cabinets of the British 



Museum and the Rev. F. W. Hope. 



