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horned deer-fly, these horns are nearly as long as the 

 body, having two branches, with two small snags near their 

 bifurcation, so as to resemble the horns of a stag. They 

 are black, with the tips pale, while the body and legs are 

 yellowish brown, and the eyes (when alive) violet and green. 

 The next species ("Elaphomia wallacei) is of a dark brown 





HOBNED ELIEti. 



Elaphomia cervicomis. 

 E. brevicomis. 



Elaphomia wallacei. 

 E. alcicornis. 



colour, banded and spotted with yellow. The horns are 

 about one-third the length of the insect, broad, flat, and 

 of an elongated triangular form. They are of a beautiful 

 pink colour, edged with black, and with a pale central 

 stripe. The front part of the head is also piak, and the 

 eyes violet pink, with a green stripe across them, giving 

 the insect a very elegant and singular appearance. The 

 third species (Elaphomia alcicornis, the elk-horned deer-fly) 

 is a little smaller than the two already described, but 



