Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . .(Green.) The generic name Platycrania, or wide-skulled, refers tothe shape of the head, which is rather broader than is generallythe case with the Phasmidas. The body is very smooth, and theupper surface of the thorax rises into a bold longitudinal is often the case with these insects, the wings are morebeautiful than the body—that and the elytra being green, whilethe gauzy wings are bright yellow. Several species of Platycrania inhabit India; and there is aneatable species, Pl
Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . .(Green.) The generic name Platycrania, or wide-skulled, refers tothe shape of the head, which is rather broader than is generallythe case with the Phasmidas. The body is very smooth, and theupper surface of the thorax rises into a bold longitudinal is often the case with these insects, the wings are morebeautiful than the body—that and the elytra being green, whilethe gauzy wings are bright yellow. Several species of Platycrania inhabit India; and there is aneatable species, Platycrania cdulis, found in Ceram. 314 INSECTS ABROAD. Tin: remarkable being which is shown below is the best knownof those creatures which are popularly designated as Leaf Insects,in consequence of the almost exact resemblance which they bearto Leaves. If the reader will imagine that the insect in question is of abright leaf-green, he will see how close is the resemblance,[ndeed, I have found great difficulty in pointing out a livingspecimen to persons who came on purpose to look at it, so exact tffc. Fig. 157.—Phyllium Scythe.(Green ) was the resemblance between the insect and the leaves of theplant on which it was sitting. This resemblance is stronger inthe female than in the male, in consequence of the absence ofwings and the si/e of the elytra, with their leaf-likeuervures. It is a very variable insect in point of size, some beingabout as large as the figure, and many being very much is ;i native of India. If the elytra be examined against a strong light and witha moderately powerful magnifying-glass, they will be seen to1„. covered with delicate reticulations very much like the old THE LEAF INSECT. 315 childish puzzle called Rosamonds Bower. Each of the mesheshas a green patch in the centre, and a slightly raised yellow to its peculiar form, the insect is very fragile when dried,and, unless it be carefully supported by pins and braces, is
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