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tiacis, margine lato, nigro, apice lutescenti, area costali 

 fulva, nigro-puuctatissiraa ; antennis nigris, albo-annulatis ; 

 femoribus anticis rectis ; tibiis omnibus cumtarsis albido- 

 annulatis (foem.). 



Long. corp. fcem. unc. 2^ ; cap. liu. 2\ ; proth. lin. If ; 

 mesoth. lin. If; metath. lin. 6 ; abdora. lin. 12 + lin. 'i\ 

 = lin. 15^-; tegm. lin. 4 ; alee, lin. 21 ; alar, expans. 

 unc. 3f . 



Hab. In Brasilia, Amazons (D. Bates). In Mus. 

 Saunders. 



This is one of the most curious species in the family, 

 and is distinguished not only by the brilliancy of its colours, 

 but also by its remarkably short mesothorax, scarcely more 

 than a quarter of the length of the metathorax, its straight 

 anterior femora, large subglobose head, large wings, &c. 

 The head is large and fulvous red, with three ocelli in a 

 triangle between the eyes. The antennae are long and 

 slender, with several broad whitish annuli. The prothorax 

 brown, with two pairs of black patches on the back ; the 

 anterior lateral angles are circularly incised. The meso- 

 thorax is very short, gradually raised and widened behind. 

 The tegmina are pale reddish brown, with minute dots of 

 black in the reticulated spaces. The wings are large and 

 bright orange-coloured, with a broad black border, the tip 

 being pale lutcous ; the costal area is reddish brown, with 

 a multitude of minute black dots within the reticulated 

 spaces; the chief vein is furcate near the base. The meta- 

 thorax is wide ; the abdomen gradually narrowed to the tip, 

 dark brown-coloured ; the three terminal segments short, 

 entire ; anal styles short, exserted ; operculum moderately 

 swollen, extending to the extremity of the abdomen. Legs 

 moderately long, slender, and simple ; femora blackish ; 

 tibiae and tarsi annulated with luteous and blackish. Tarsi 

 with the basal joint rather longer than the three following 

 joints united. Body beneath of a nearly uniform rich 

 brown colour. 



Plate XVII. Fig. 5. The female, of the natural size. 5 a. 

 The terminal segments of the abdomen seen sideways. 



26. (327.) Phasma unicolor. 



Gracile, cylindricum, rufescenti-brunneum ; capite ma- 

 jori, 3-ocellato ; mesothorace scabro ; tegminibus in medio 

 elevatis ; alis cinereis, apice obscuris ; pedibus longis, lineis 

 elevatis striatis ; antennis luridis, articulorum apicibus ni- 

 gris. 



Long. corp. lin. 25i ; cap. lin. 2 ; anten. lin. 22 ; proth. 

 lin. li ; mesoth. lin. 2^ ; metath. lin. 4 ; abdom. lin. 15J- ; 

 tegm. lin. 1 ; alar, expans. lin. 34. 



Phasma unicolor (Curtis, MS.). 



G. R. Gray, Syn. Phasm. p. 25. 

 Hab. In Colombia. Mus. Curtis. 



I am indebted to Mr. Curtis for an opportunity afforded 

 to our friend Mr. Haliday to make me a sketch of the 

 unique specimen of this insect in his cabinet. 



27. (328.) Phasma Phlegyas, Westw. 

 Plate XVII. fig. 1. 



Gracile, cylindricum, fuscum, obscurum ; capite inter 

 oculos rugoso ; mesothorace granuloso ; antennis perlongis ; 

 pedibus gracilibus, inermibus ; tegminibus parvis, ovatis, 

 postice oblique truncatis ; alis fusco parum tinctis, area cos- 

 tali pallide fusca, nebulis punctisque obscurioribus. 



Long. corp. circ. unc. 2^; cap. lin. \\; anten. lin. 24 ; 

 proth. lin. 1^ ; mesoth. lin. 5 ; metath. lin. 4 ; abdom. circ. 

 lin. 14 ; tegm. lin. 3^- ; expans. alar. unc. 2^-. 



Hab. In Brasilia ; Monte Video. In Mus. Saunders. 



The only specimen I have seen of this species has the 

 abdomen broken off beyond the third segment, so that it 

 is only from its slender form that I conjecture that it is a 

 male. It is slender and cylindrical, dusky brown, and desti- 

 tute of gloss. The head is rather larger than the prothorax ; 

 eyes prominent ; the middle of the head rather rugose, and 

 with two rows of granules extending towards the hind mar- 

 gin. The antennae are very long and slender, brown, with 

 paler annulations. The mesothorax is long, slender, and 

 finely granulose. The tegmina are ovate, considerably 

 shorter than the metathorax, with the apical margin ob- 

 liquely truncate ; they are brown, with darker veins, and 

 with a strongly elevated tubercle towards the base. The 

 wings are of moderate size, slightly stained with brown, 

 with dark brown longitudinal veins ; the costal area pale 

 brown, with numerous darker small patches and spots, 

 especially towards the disc of the wing ; the chief vein is 

 furcate. The abdomen is long and slender. The legs are 

 of moderate length, slender, simple, dusky, and slightly 

 varied with paler dots. 



Plate XVII. Fig. 1. The insect (male?), of the natural size. 



28. (329.) Phasma Puppeius, Westw. 



Plate X. fig. 1, male. 



Gracillimum, filiforme, lseve ; antennis pedibusque elon- 



gatis ; tegminibus oblongo-ovatis, apice acuto; alis hyalinis, 



iridescentibus, venis mediis longitudinalibus ad basin nigris, 



area costali pallide virescenti ; segmentis 7 et 8 abdomina- 



