Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . male is developedsideways into two long and nearly straight projections, at theend of which are placed the eyes. The whole shape of the head 768 INSECTS ABROAD. is almost exactly that of the Sentinel Crab {Podopthaltnus vigil),in which the footstalks of the eyes are enormously species is a native of Ava. The figure is slightly head, with its projections, is dark brown; the thorax isvery dark purple, variegated with streaks of silver-grey. Theground colour of
Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . male is developedsideways into two long and nearly straight projections, at theend of which are placed the eyes. The whole shape of the head 768 INSECTS ABROAD. is almost exactly that of the Sentinel Crab {Podopthaltnus vigil),in which the footstalks of the eyes are enormously species is a native of Ava. The figure is slightly head, with its projections, is dark brown; the thorax isvery dark purple, variegated with streaks of silver-grey. Theground colour of the abdomen is shining blue, changing topurple in certain lights, and covered sparingly with soft brownhair, so that it is handsome in colour as well as remarkable inform. The wings are translucent, with a slight brown patternon them. There are several species of this genus, but this isthe largest and most conspicuous. Both names of the following species refer to the singular con-formation of the head of the male. The Greek word Elaplwmyialiterally signifies Stag Fly, and the Latin word alcicomis sig-.
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