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[NSECTS ABROAD. 



the antennae is a round flattened plate. The insect inhabits 

 India, Bunnah, Borneo, and Siam. 



FiO. 458. — Mict is curvipes. 

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



The species of Mictis which is here shown is spread over the 

 greater part of Africa, and the present species has been selected 



on account of the sin- 

 ^y%^ gular shape of the hind 

 legs, which has earned 

 ^ for the insect the speci- 



fic name of curvipes, 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 

 upper part of the abdomen. Below, it is spotted with red, espe- 

 cially on the sides of N 

 the thorax. The thigh 

 of the hind legs is 

 thick, massive, boldly 

 curved, and furnished 

 with several sharp 

 spikes, 



ANOTHEB 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 Cerara. 



Via. 4ii'.>. — Mictis syrabolica. 

 (Drown, with yellow cross on back,) 



