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ORTHOPTERA (continued).

Fig. 1.--Xiphidium maoricum . " 2.--Tenodera intermedia. " 3.--Oedipoda cinerascens. " 4.--Caloptenus marginalis. " 5.--Periplaneta fortipes. " 6.--Blatta conjuncta. " 7.--Forficesila littorea. " 8.--Deinacrida megacephala .

PLATE XVIII.

ORTHOPTERA (continued).

Fig. 1.--Acheta fuliginosa . " 2.--Deinacrida megacephala .

PLATE XIX.

ORTHOPTERA (concluded).

Fig. 1.--Acanthoderus horridus.

PLATE XX.

HEMIPTERA.

Fig. 1.--Cicada cingulata . " 1a.--Pupa. " 2.--Cicada muta . " 3.-- " iolanthe, n.s. " 3a.--Larva. " 3b.--Pupa. " 4.--Coelostoma zealandicum . " 5.--Corixa zealandica. " 6.--Cermatulus nasalis. " 6a.--Larva.

Notes.

For Lepidoptera I can strongly recommend "Jahncke's Patent Round Boxes" with glass lids. They may be obtained from any chemist, or from Messrs. Sharland & Co., Wholesale Druggists, Wellington.

Metrosideros scandens.

Hyperparasite is an animal parasitic in a parasite.

"Host" is a term applied to any animal harbouring a parasite.

Ovipositor, a boring instrument employed in depositing the eggs.

A genus of Hemipterous insects commonly seen skipping over ponds in England.

"n.s." is the accepted abbreviation for new species.

Thread-like.

For an extended account of these observations see "Transactions of the New Zealand Institute," vol. xxiii. (1890).

Metrosideros scandens.

Or lay eggs.

Scutellum: A horny plate situated on the mesonotum, usually somewhat triangular in form.

For life-history of this insect see page 73.

Mamestra composita, M. mutans, M. ustistriga, Erana graminosa, &c.

This genus, as represented in New Zealand, is often called Pyrameis.

For a more detailed account of the metamorphosis of this insect see The Entomologist, vol. xviii. p. 30.