THE OAR-FOOT. 71 l J 



Above, its colour is brown, dark towards the head, and light 

 towards the extremity of the body. Bold yellow lines are distri- 

 buted in such a way on the back, that when the wings are 

 closed they assume the form of St. Andrew's cross, and thus 

 give rise to the specific name symbolica. When the wings are 

 opened, the abdomen is seen to be reddish above, and below it 

 is pale brown. 



Both names of the following insect refer to the shape of its 

 hind legs. The generic name is formed from two Greek words, 

 one signifying " a flat plate " and the other " a leg." The specific 



Fig. 460. - Petascelis remipes. 

 (Brown, yellow, and chocolate.) 



name is Latin, and signifies "oar-footed." It is a native of 

 Southern Africa. 



The thorax is brown edged with yellow, and having a stripe 

 of the same colour down the centre. The wings are chocolate- 

 brown, deepening at the tips. Below, it is brown slightly 

 mottled with yellow. The most conspicuous point in the insect 

 is the structure of the hind legs, which are very large, flattened 



