Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . Fid. 407.—Mareius generosus.(Dark brown and yellow.). tia. 4(58.—Maerouheraia ^randis.(Brown and red.) upon each other when the creature is at rest, are so dark as tolook quite black. The long antennse are black, and so are thelegs except the thighs, which are red. The abdomen is very 726 INSECTS ABROAD. flat and scooped, and is red above. Below, the insect is redspotted with black. The genus to which Ranatra Asiatica belongs is a very largeone, and is spread over the greater part of the
Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . Fid. 407.—Mareius generosus.(Dark brown and yellow.). tia. 4(58.—Maerouheraia ^randis.(Brown and red.) upon each other when the creature is at rest, are so dark as tolook quite black. The long antennse are black, and so are thelegs except the thighs, which are red. The abdomen is very 726 INSECTS ABROAD. flat and scooped, and is red above. Below, the insect is redspotted with black. The genus to which Ranatra Asiatica belongs is a very largeone, and is spread over the greater part of the world. The present species, as its name imports, is an inhabitant ofAsia. If they are, as is likely, as tierce, voracious, and com-bative as our comparatively small species, some of the exoticinsects must be rather formidable. Our own species are asfearless and as quarrelsome as the great Rove Beetles, and attackeverything to which they may choose to take an objection.
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