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INSECTS. HEMIPTERA. 59. Mantis. 



Mendica. Thorax maigined, toothed: wing-cafes varied with white 

 and green, the margin dotted with white. 

 Inhabits Alexandria. 

 Head yelJowifh : front horned ; legs yellowifh ; thighs darker. 



Truncate Thorax dilated each fide at the tip, yellowifh: wings black 

 at the bafe and tipt with white. 

 Inhabits Cayenne; fmall. 



Thorax linear, rough, membranaceous and (lightly crenate at the 

 tip : abdomen Ihort flat dilated '^-wing-cafes as long as the abdo- 

 men yellowifh with a brown callous dot in the middle. 



Strumana. Green ; fides of the thorax very much dilated and membra- 

 naceous. 

 Inhabits South America , Natural. Mi/cel. iii. plate 95. 

 Thorax much dilated its whole length; wing-cafes and wings 

 Jonger than the abdomen : body fhort: abdomen yellowifh. 



'Tricolor. Sides of the thorax expanded, lobate : head horned: fore- 



legs very broad. 

 Inhabits India, 

 Eyes terminating in (harp ear-like horns: wing-cafes pale f pot ted 



with white : wings red at the bafe, brown in the middle and 



tipt with white. 



Cancellata. Thorax dilated at the fides, membranaceous and flat. 

 Inhabits India* Body dull brown : thorax quite flat. 



Siccifolia. Thorax denticulate : thighs oval membranaceous. 



Inhabits Inaia. Naturalists Mifcell. iv. plate. 119. 



This infect is ufually denominated the walkiag leaf, from its ex- 

 act refemblance in colour and fliape to a dried withered leaf: 

 2 firft pair of thighs ferrate, the others fimple : wings c, or the 

 mere rudiments : body very much dilated and rounded. 



F ciiitiicarm Thorax fmooth : 'crown fubulate : antennas pectinate. 

 r j St Inhabits Jamacia, Herhst. Arch. 8. tab. $o.fg. 2. 



Cculata. Thorax triangular, filiform: eyes oblong, projecting, fpi- 



nous. 

 Inhabits Africa. 

 Head pale : eyes large pointed conic : thorax fmooth teftaceous 



the angles more dufky : wing-cafes ihorter than the wings 



white diaphanous ftriate and obtufe: legs long dufky unar 



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