. The Malay Archipelago : the land of the oranguatan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. Natural history; Ethnology. OuEious Insects. 505 Among the insects of other orders, the most curious and novel were a group of horned flies, of which I obtained four distinct species, settling on fallen trees and decaying trunks. These remarkable insects, which have been described by Mr. W. W. Saunders as a new genus, under the name of Elapho- mia, or deer-flies, are about half an inch long, slender-bodied, and with very long legs, which they draw together so a
. The Malay Archipelago : the land of the oranguatan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. Natural history; Ethnology. OuEious Insects. 505 Among the insects of other orders, the most curious and novel were a group of horned flies, of which I obtained four distinct species, settling on fallen trees and decaying trunks. These remarkable insects, which have been described by Mr. W. W. Saunders as a new genus, under the name of Elapho- mia, or deer-flies, are about half an inch long, slender-bodied, and with very long legs, which they draw together so as to ele- vate their bodies high above the surface they are standing upon. The front pair of legs are much shorter, and these are often stretched directly forward, so as to resemble antennae. The horns spring from beneath the eye, and seem to be a prolon- gation of the lower part of the orbit. In the largest and most sin- gular species, named Elaphomia cervicornis, or the stag-horned. HORNED FLIES. Elaphomia cervicornis. E. brevicornis. Elaphomia -wallacei. E. alcicornis. 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 (Ela- phomia wallacei) is of a dark-brown color, 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 color, edged with black, and with a pale central stripe. The front part of the head is also pink, and the eyes violet pink, with a green stripe across them, giv- ing the insect a very elegant and singular appearance. The. 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 pe
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