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INSECTS ABROAD. 



side and surrounded by five smaller spots. These marks are 

 very prettily coloured, being pink round their edges and white in 

 the middle, so as to give them a sort of eye-like appearance. 



The beautiful insect which is here shown is a native of 

 Mexico. 



The reader will observe that the "tail" of the lower wings 

 is not rounded at the end as is generally the case, but is very 



Fio. 298. — Papilio aconophos. 

 (Black, white, and crimson.) 



long, and narrows to a point. On account of this structure, the 

 insect has received the specific name of aconophos, which is 

 formed from a Greek word signifying a javelin or spike. 



Above, the colour is deep blackish brown, fading to pale 

 brown at the tips. The lower wings are velvet-black, and on 

 each of them are six brick-red marks of a somewhat crescentic 

 or arched shape. Below, the upper wings are of a glossy sej)ia, 

 without any marks. The lower wings are of the same hue, but 

 have a number of marks upon their edges, disposed as shown in 

 the illustration. Those towards the outer edge are white, but 



