Identifier: naturalistinnic00belt Title: The naturalist in Nicaragua : a narrative of a residence at the gold mines of Chontales; journeys in the savannahs and forests; with observations on animals and plants in reference to the theory of evolution of living forms Year: 1888 (1880s# Authors: Belt, Thomas, 1832-1878 Tippmann Collection #North Carolina State University#. NCRS Subjects: Natural history Publisher: London : Edward Bumpus, 5 & 6 Holborn Bars, E.C.

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Text Appearing Before Image: ns of Chontales, all of them,with one exception #FohjrapMs Fahricii#, being as yetonly known from that province, but probably extendinginto Costa Eica, One of these, the lovely little Cosmisoma Titania,No# 7 in Plate, has been appropriately na#ed after theQueen of the Fairies by Mr# Bates# It was first foundby Mr# Janson, junior, who came out to Chontales pui-posely to collect insects ; and I afterwards obtained itin srreat numbers# The use of the curious brushes onthe antennse is not known# Another longicorn, aboutthe same size #Corcmia hirtipes#, has its two hindmostlegs greatly lengthened, and furnished with brushes:one I saw on a branch was flourishing these in the air,and I thought at first they were two black flies hoveringover the branch, my attention being taken from thebody of the beetle by the movement of the brushes# Another fine longicorn, figured in Plate, Dcliathisnivea, looks as if made of pure white porcelain spottedwith black# It is a rare beetle, one or two specimens

Text Appearing After Image: LONGICORN BEETLES OP CHONTALES# PagO 3S0# 1# Emnder noUlis, Bates# 2# Gijmnocerus Beltii, Bates# 3# Polyrhaphis Fabricii# Thorn#i# Deliathis nivea, BaXaa# 5# Tceniotes prceclarus,B-A#X,6s# 6# Chalastinus rubrocinctus, B&#Us#7# Cosmisoma Titania, Bates# 8# Carneades superba, Bates# 9# Amphionyca princeps, Bates# Ch# XXL# MIMETIC INSECTS# 381 each season being generally all that are taken# Itis usually found on the leaves of young trees, fromtwelve to twenty feet from the ground# I have takenthe rather heavy-bodied female by throwing a stone atit and causing it to fall within reach, but the male ismore active on the wing, and it was long before Iobtained a specimen#

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