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INSECTS ABROAD. 



the antennae is a round flattened plate. 

 India, Burmah, Borneo, and Siam. 



Tlie insect inhabits 



The species of Mictis which is here 

 greater part of Africa, and the present 



Fig. 45S.— Mictis curvipes. 

 (Grey-brown <above, red-spotted below.) 



Below, it 



upper part of the abdomen, 

 cially on the sides of 

 the thorax. Tlie thigh - 

 of the hind legs is 

 thick, massive, boldly 

 curved, and furnished 

 with several sharp . 

 spikes. 



Another and rather 

 striking example of the ^ 

 same genus is here 

 given. It has a very 

 wide range of country, 

 specimens in the British 

 Museum having been 

 taken in Australia, New 

 Caledonia, New Hebrides, Celebes, and Ceram. 



shown is spread over the 

 species has been selected 

 on account of the sin- 

 gular shape of the hind 

 legs, Mdiich has earned 

 for the insect the speci- 

 fic name of curviioes, or 

 " curve-footed." 



The general colour 

 of the upper surface is 

 dark grey-brown, pro- 

 fusely punctured. The 

 thorax comes into a 

 spike at each angle, and 

 the antennae are black, 

 changing to red at the 

 tips. When the wings 

 are spread, two spots of 

 yellow are seen on the 

 is spotted with red, espe- 



I I I I— Ml I sill 

 (Blown, Willi jellow cross on 



