RESEMBLANCE TO THE ^?PIDEr; CRAB. 



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The pretty 

 Venezuela. 



The general coloiu is black 

 are sundry markings of 

 red disposed as seen lu 

 the figure. The thorax 

 is fringed with black 

 hair. Below, it is mot- 

 tled with black and 

 scarlet, and along thf 

 sides run a row <>t 

 scarlet wedge-like spots? 

 with a black spot ni 

 the middle of each. 



Two figures are giveii 

 of Dalader acutico'^Ui 

 One is seen on Plate 

 XTX. Fig. 2, in 01 (hn 

 to show its appearance 

 with closed wings ; wdiile in 

 figure is given with the wings 



insect called Sephina furmosa is a native of 

 with a Molet uloss, and upon it 





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accompanying illustration a 

 ad as if in flight. 



Although its colours 

 arc. simple, being only 

 various shades of brown 

 and yellow, it is a really 

 pretty insect. It is flat, 

 with the abdomen very 

 much dished, and the 

 whole of the surface is 

 marked with the two 

 colours already men- 

 tioned. The thorax is 

 covered with tiny 

 spikes, just like that of 

 a very small spider- 

 crab, and these spines 

 make the sharp ends of 

 the thorax rather formidable. The specific name acutico.'^fa, or 

 " sharp-ribbed," refers to this structure. Towards the end of 



\^x/ is\ 



<'io. 457. — Dalader acuticosta. 

 (Kiown ami yellow. ) 



