. Australian insects. Insects. 52 XEUROTTERA. short broad creatures with wide heads; thev live iu the mud on the bottom of ponds. Rhjiofhcmus grapJiiptcra belongs to a genus containing over 30 species ranging from Africa to China, and the Eastern Archipelago to the New Hebrides. It measures 2iA inches across the wings, which are yellowish. Fig. ; ot a Dias,-on Fly. a, antenna ; or, arculus ; &.«, basilar space ; c, costal nervuve ; , sub-cobtal nervure ; e, ej-e ; /, front; »n, median nervure (or radius); , sub-median ; »!.«, median sector ; m, niembranule ; n, nodus
. Australian insects. Insects. 52 XEUROTTERA. short broad creatures with wide heads; thev live iu the mud on the bottom of ponds. Rhjiofhcmus grapJiiptcra belongs to a genus containing over 30 species ranging from Africa to China, and the Eastern Archipelago to the New Hebrides. It measures 2iA inches across the wings, which are yellowish. Fig. ; ot a Dias,-on Fly. a, antenna ; or, arculus ; &.«, basilar space ; c, costal nervuve ; , sub-cobtal nervure ; e, ej-e ; /, front; »n, median nervure (or radius); , sub-median ; »!.«, median sector ; m, niembranule ; n, nodus ; , nodal sector; o, occiput; jj, pterostiprma ; , principal sector ; , short sector ; «.^, sector of triangle ; t, triangle; , inferior appenda!,'e ; «.(i, superior ; , antenodals. The numerals refer to the segments of the abdomen. (Original K. J. Tillyard.) brown, beautifully mottled with darker tints; the front pair are blotched at the base, a slender stripe in front running into the first of 2 irregular transAerse bands about the centre and tip; in the hind pair the two apical bands have basal markings consisting of three small irregular blotches: it is found in the northern parts of Wales. The Genus Diplax contains a number of more delicate, short-winged insects, of which D'lplax a typical form. is common both along the rivers and in the open scrub, often quite a distance from water. It is a moderate-sized dragon fly, tinted with pale yellow at the base of the hind wings,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
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