GRYLLUS. LOCUST. 
Generic Character. 
Caput inflexum, maxillo- 
sum, palpis instructum. 
Antennce plerisque setaceae 
seu filiformes. 
Al(e quatuor, deflexsc, con- 
volutse ; inferiores pli- 
catae. 
Pedes postici saltatorii : 
ungues ubique bini. 
Head inflected, armed with 
jaws, and furnished with 
feelers. 
Antennce, in most species, 
either filiform or setace- 
ous. 
Wmgs four, deflex, con- 
voluted : lower wings 
pleated. 
Hind-Legs formed for leap- 
ing: claws double on all 
the feet. 
In the genus Gryllus the anteniise are in most 
species setaceous, in others filiform, and in some 
flat and lanceolate : the head is large, bent down- 
wards, and furnished with strong jaws : the wings 
are four in number; the upper or exterior ones 
deflected, and longitudinally extended; and the 
lower or under ones pleated: the hind legs are 
formed for leaping, greatly exceed the rest in 
length, and are furnished with very strong, broad 
thighs. 
The major part at least, if not all of this genus 
feed entirely on vegetables, and from their num- 
