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The Zygaenkiac or Burnets resemble not only in their 
diurnal habits, but also in their shape and gay colouring the 
Butterflies. Chalcosia coUadoides has white wings with dark- 
blue spots. Pompelon subcyanea has black-brown wings with 
metallic blue margins- 
The Nocfuidae or Ow! Moths are a very extensive family, 
mostly of large size. They are nocturnal. Nyctipiw macrons 
has large * eyes 'on its forewings. A striking moth is PhyUodes 
consobrina, with its fuscous-brown forewings, resembling dead 
leaves, and its blue-black hindwings which at the hinder margin 
have a large patch of crimson and white. Another species, 
Ophiusa honesia. resembles the European ' Crimson Underwings ' 
{Catocala). In the numerous species of Ophideres the forewings 
generally resemble dead leaves in their fuscous colour, whilst 
the hindwings are orange with big blotches of black and brown. 
The Uramidae include a large moth of the shape of a 
Swallowtail, viz. Nycialemon paciroclus which, although its 
colours are merely black, white and grey, is of extraordinary 
beauty. Smaller, but also very exquisite forms are the various 
species of Urapieroides, Stropkidia and Pseudontkroma. 
The Geometridae have their popular name of ' Loopers* 
from the loop-like way of progressing of the larva- The largest 
and brightest species of this family belong to Euschema in 
which purple, grey and golden yellow tints predominate. They 
are diurnal Other species again are green, like those of 
Aporandn'a and Thalassodes, 
The Pyndidae constitute a very extensive family of small 
and little attractive moths. The genera Glyphodes and Pynjusfa 
alone contain each about fifty Indian species. Those of Glypha- 
des are generally marked by clear spaces in the wings. 
BEETLES (Coleoptera). 
Beetles have a complete metamorphosis. Their mouth- 
parts are biting. They possess two pairs of wings of which, 
however, the forewings (or ' elytra 'J are stiff and horriy and 
not used as organs of flight, but serve only to cover and pro- 
tect the hindwings- The hindwings are large, membranous and 
transparent and, when at rest, are folded up below the elytra. 
The Tiger 'Beetles {Cicindeiidae) of which Cicindela octa- 
gramma may serve as an example, are generally placed at the 
head of the order. They frequent dry and sandy places and in 
their manner of flight may easily be taken for flies. Two 
curious beetles belong to the same family, Trkondyla aptera and 
