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INSECTS ABROAD. 



ground colour of the upper wings is glossy olive-green, crossed 

 by the nervures, which, are black. On each wing there are two 

 patches of black, one near the base and the other near the tip. 

 Each of these patches is marked with several spots of clear 

 white. The lower wings are blackish brown, with three white 

 spots, and near the anal angle there is a large patch of blue, not 

 very distinctly marked, and likely to escape notice unless the 

 insect be held in a favourable light. The thorax is black, with 

 a white streak on either side, and some white spots. The 



Via. 3bb. - Bupyra principalis. 



(Olive-^reeii, black, and white. ) 



abdomen is very beautifully marked, being black, with a gold- 

 coloured ring on the edge of each segment, and a row of snowy 

 white spots along each side. 



The insect is a native of Mexico. 



The beautiful though simply coloured insect which now comes 

 before us is a native of Venezuela. 



It has a very peculiar aspect, owing, as far as I can make out 

 to the shape of the wing-scales. At first sight the wings look 



