A detailed description of the eggs of the walking-stick is essential because in the systematic work on the Phasmidae, the eggs are said to be a very valuable auxiliary means of identification, since their form, “fur die Genera charakteristisch ist.” (Brunner von Wattenwyl†). Kaup (8) even remarks, “Vielleicht wird man spater die Arten durch die Eier schneller unterscheiden lernen als durch die Thiere selbst!”