634 INSECTS ABROAD. 



whose habits make it so attractive to all wlio are fond of 

 studying the ways of insects. 



Of this genus thei'e are very many foreign species, and as a 

 rule they are all of the same sober brown, grey, and black, in 

 which our species is clad. But the present species, which comes 

 from Northern India, presents a bold contrast to its kinsfolk, 

 being adorned with bright and conspicuous colouring. 



Fig. 369 — Macroglos.sa triopus. 

 (Brown and crimson.) 



The upper wings are brown, mottled with black, and upon 

 each of them is a square white spot, looking just as if a piece 

 of talc had been let into the wing. The lower wings are black, 

 with a large patch of white on the ujDper edge, and a rose-red 

 border on the inner margin. The abdomen is splendid rose-red, 

 banded with black, and the under surface of the lower wings is 

 rose-red, like that of the abdomen, but not quite so brilliant. 

 The head and thorax are brown, and upon tlie latter are some 

 obscure whitish streaks. 



Although not possessing the bright colours of the preceding 

 species, Thyreus Ahhati is a pretty, and even a conspicuous 

 insect when its wings are spread. It is a native of the United 

 States, and the specimen from which tlie drawing M^as taken 

 was captured near New York. 



Both pairs of wings are olive-brown, changing to olive-green 



