MANTISriDAE OF JAPAN. 



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Climaciella subfusca, n. sp. 3 x . 



with black ; tibiae and inner side of femora brownish yellow, outer 

 side of coxae dark yellow. 



Mid- and hind-legs also ochraceous with yellow tibia. 



Wings hyaline with fuscous veins ; their anterior and outer parts 

 broadly light brown, narrowly so along the veins that arise from 

 radial cells ; both the uings with three veins from ist radial cell and three 

 or two veins from 2nd radial cell ; anal veins not crotched, but simple ; 

 pterostigma wide, light brownish orange. 



Abdomen yellow, variegated with fuscous; hind margin of segments 



mostly black. 



Measurements : 



Lenght of body 1 1.5 mm. 



„ „ fore-wing 11 mm. 



Width of fore-wing 3 mm. 



Length of hind-wing 10 mm. 



„ ,, prothorax 2.5 mm. 



The type is a single female specimen which was captured by Mr. 

 Söbei Iguchi at Kusakimura in Sayo-göri, Harima Province, on Septem- 

 ber 17th, 1907. 



The present species is the smallest Climaciella known. It is 



