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black. It was a rare beetle, one or two specimens 

 each season being generally all that were taken ; it 

 was usually found on the leaves of young trees, from 

 twelve to twenty feet from the ground. I have taken 

 the rather heavy-bodied female by throwing a stone at 

 it and causing it to fall within reach, but the male is 

 more active on the wing, and it was long before I could 

 obtain a specimen. 



Amongst the insects of Chontales none are more worthy 

 of notice than the many curious species of Orthoptera 



LEAF INSECT. 



that resemble green and faded leaves of trees. I have 

 already described one species that looks like a green leaf, 



