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Phyllium Gelonus. Male: Abdomen rather narrow at its base, and then gradually widening to the third segment; the fourth is somewhat wider and rounded outwardly, and from hence to the tip gradually narrowed. Femora of the fore legs dilated, the inner dilation entire and curved inwardly, and slightly dentated outwardly, the outer dilation large, triangular, and nearly entire on both margins, (see fig. d). Length of body 2 inches 9 lines. Phyllium crurifolium, male? Serv. Orthopt. 291.
Inhabits the Sechelles Islands. In the cabinet of the British Museum.
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Anterior femora of various species of Phyllium.
a. Geryon. b. siccifolium. c. bilobatum. d. Gelonus. e. celebicum. f. bioculatum. g. pulchrifolium. h. Agathyrsus. i. Scythe.
Phyllium celebicum, Dehaan. Male and female: Abdomen narrow at its base, and then gradually enlarging on each side to the middle of the third segment, and hence to the fifth hardly wider, but the sixth is rather wider, and suddenly rourded inwardly to the seventh, which is much narrower, and all the rest are gradually sloping to the end. In the female the femora of the fore legs are dilated, the inner dilation acutely dentated at its extremity; the outer dilation broad posteriorly and narrowing to a point at the apex, with the margins slightly serrated, (see fig. e). Length of body of the male, 2 inches 4 lines, breadth 10 lines; length of female 3 inches 10 lines, breadth 1 inch 9 lines. Phyllium elebicum, Dehaan, Verd. over de Nat. Gesch.
Inhabits the Philippine Islands. In the cabinets of the British Museum and the Rev. F.W. Hope.
