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INSECTS ABROAD. 



amounts to genius. Knowing that at the British Museum 

 any attempt to substitute a portion of one insect for that of 

 another would he detected, he has removed the elytra, and 

 replaced them with the greatest neatness, ordywiih the under 

 surface upwards. The effect on the appearance of the insect is 

 really wonderful. There is nothing obtrusive about it, but the 

 splendid colouring of the elytra harmonizes so well with the 

 wings and the rest of the body, that none but an accomplished 

 entomologist, apt to suspect and keen to unmask imposture, 

 would think that the insects in question were not genuine speci- 

 mens. The ingenuity of the procedure was further enhanced by 

 the fact that several specimens were offered for sale together. 

 A single specimen might have aroused suspicion, but three or 

 four, all exactly alike, were calculated to lull it. 



The Philippine Islands produce the beautiful insect which is 

 known under the name of Gri/llarris signifera. It is represented 



Pio. lt>5. — Cry Harris siguiferu. 

 (Green. Wings with alternate dark stripes.) 



of the natural size. The chief point of interest in this insect 

 lies in the wings, which are very large and marked with alter- 

 nate dark stripes. 



There are several species belonging to this genus, one of which, 

 Oryllacris apurrnta, from Java, is remarkable for the enormous 



