LENGTH OF LIMB. 



121 



when the insect is seen in profile with spread wings, it looks 



almost exactly like one of our common sand wasps. It is a 



native of New Guinea, and 



one of the many insects that 



were captured there by Mr. 



Wallace. The figure is 



slightly enlarged. 



It has been already men- 

 tioned that many of the 

 Hemiptera are flattened in 

 various places. In the next 

 insect, the body is very much 

 flattened, and the limbs are 

 greatly elongated. It is a 

 native of India, Siam, Java, 

 and the Philippines. 



The general colour of this 

 insect is reddish brown. The upper wings are red at their base, 

 and have a large black spot on the upper edge. At the tip 

 they become dark brown with a blue gloss, and, when crossed 



Fid. 407. — Mareius generosus. 

 (Dark brown and yellow.) 



tia. 4(58. — Maerouheraia ^randis. 

 (Brown and red.) 



upon each other when the creature is at rest, are so dark as to 

 look quite black. The long antennse are black, and so are the 

 legs except the thighs, which are red. The abdomen is very 



