. Australian insects. Insects. 36 ORTHOPTERA. colour to the tej»mina, but shaded with red at base, the hind membranous part of them light chocolate irregularlv mot- tled with dull greyish brown. The male is more slender in form, about an inch shorter, the smaller tegmina mottled with greenish yellow; the front of the "s\'lngs, which are pro- portionately small, are of the same colour, and the hind portion dark chocolate finely mottled with light brown. This large stick-insect used to be common about Sydney before the scrub was cleared away, and ranges northward up the coast. Gray says: ''
. Australian insects. Insects. 36 ORTHOPTERA. colour to the tej»mina, but shaded with red at base, the hind membranous part of them light chocolate irregularlv mot- tled with dull greyish brown. The male is more slender in form, about an inch shorter, the smaller tegmina mottled with greenish yellow; the front of the "s\'lngs, which are pro- portionately small, are of the same colour, and the hind portion dark chocolate finely mottled with light brown. This large stick-insect used to be common about Sydney before the scrub was cleared away, and ranges northward up the coast. Gray says: ''It is found on low scrubs about Port Jackson where the inhabitants call it "Walking Straw" or the "Animated Stick.'' The Genus Podaciuitlius is represented by 3 fine species. The large pink winged phasma, P. typlion, has a wide range from Victoria to Queensland. When resting with closed wings it is of a uniform rich green tint, but when the wings. Fig- 19-—Group of Gregarious Pliasniids, Podacanthxis wilkinsoni (Macleay) resting- upon denuiled eucalyptus foliage. ("A^aicultiiral Gazette," ) are opened out, the upper surface of the abdomen and the wings behind the frontal stripe are bright rose red. The female measures 5 inches to the tip of the body and over 7 inches across the outspread wings. In this genus the meso- thorax is short, the dorsal surface covered with short spined. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
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