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TROriCAL INSECTS DIRECTLY USEFUL TO MAN 



greeu and golden wings of lustrous Chrysomelidae and Curcu- 

 lionidse, particularly of the Diamond beetle (Entimus nobilis) ; 

 and in Jamaica, the elytra of the Buprestis gigas are set in ear- 

 rings, whose gold-green brilliancy rivals the rare and costly 

 Chrysopras in beauty. 



Diamond Beetle. 



Baprestis gigas. 



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