Les insectes à l'étranger : être un compte rendu populaire des affaires d'insectes, de leur structure, des habitudes, et des transformations . uteness dont près de 330 insectes à l'étranger. s'élève à genius. En sachant qu'à l'Museumany La tentative de substituer une partie de l'un des insectes qui ofanother aurait-il détecté, il a supprimé les élytres, andreplaced avec la plus grande netteté, ordywiih sous la vers le haut. L'effet sur l'apparence de l'insecte isreally merveilleux. Il n'y a rien de gênant, mais thesplendid la coloration des élytres s'harmonise si bien avec thewings et le reste de l'organisme, qui

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Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . uteness which almost 330 INSECTS ABROAD. amounts to genius. Knowing that at the British Museumany attempt to substitute a portion of one insect for that ofanother would he detected, he has removed the elytra, andreplaced them with the greatest neatness, ordywiih the undersurface upwards. The effect on the appearance of the insect isreally wonderful. There is nothing obtrusive about it, but thesplendid colouring of the elytra harmonizes so well with thewings and the rest of the body, that none but an accomplishedentomologist, apt to suspect and keen to unmask imposture, would think that the insects in question were not genuine speci-mens. The ingenuity of the procedure was further enhanced bythe fact that several specimens were offered for sale together.A single specimen might have aroused suspicion, but three orfour, all exactly alike, were calculated to lull it. The Philippine Islands produce the beautiful insect which isknown under the name of Gri/llarris signifera. It is represented. Pio. lt>5. —Cry Harris siguiferu.(Green. Wings with alternate dark stripes.) of the natural size. The chief point of interest in this insectlies in the wings, which are very large and marked with alter-nate dark stripes. There are several species belonging to this genus, one of which, Oryllacris apurrnta, from Java, is remarkable for the enormous THE MIGRATORY LOCUST. 331 size aud beautiful colouring of the wings. When the insectopens its wings for flight, they spread out on either side ina fan-like form, very much resembling the pectoral fins of theFlying Gurnard, the resemblance being increased by their dark, shining surface. The generic name Gryllacris is Greek, signify-ing cricket-locust; and the specific name signifera is Latin, and means a standard-bearer. The next family is called Acrididce, from a Greek word signi-fying a grasshopper. The Acrididee resemble the Locusti

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