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rida, of which another, oil the wing, is ascending towards them. To 

 the left, above, flies a Seven-spot Ladybird (Cocdnetta septem-punctata) . 

 About the centre of the picture is a Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) on 

 the wing ; and below, one on the leaves of the Water Scorpion-grass 

 (Myosotis pains fris), the other descending towards it, are two of the 

 Brassy-green Donacia, such as are found frequently on aquatic plants. 



35. LOVERS OF PLEASURE. 



The insects in this Vignette are of the allied families Achetidce, Qryllida, 

 and Locustida. On the bank, beside its nest-hole, is a Field Cricket 

 (Acheta campcstris}. On the clover-leaves opposite sits ;i female Grass- 

 hopper (Grytlus), with her sword-shaped ovipositor. Ascending the 

 grass above is one of the small green Locus! idfc, common in damp 

 meadows; and flying upwards in the centre is the Acrydium (or Locus! a) 

 siibi'ltdtaii, a species with very small elytra, figured in Curtis's ' British 

 Entomology ' ......... ......... I 



" Thou dost dunce and //tun dost sing" 

 A pair of Gryllidte, Anacreontic types and patterns of supreme happiness . . 23 



36. PARASITES. 



On a Currant-leaf in the foreground lies a caterpillar of the Magpie Moth 

 (Abraxas grossulariatd) , which has been pierced by a small Ichneumon 

 (Microgaster glomeratus), black, with yellow legs, of which a magnified 

 h'gurc appears flying upwards on the left. Its parasitic larvae, having fed 

 upon the juices of the caterpillar, have deserted its body, and spun around 

 it their ovate silk cocoons. Above these, descending on the right, is the 

 large common Ichneumon (P//////A/ mdnifestator} ; and high in the corner 

 opposite ascends another large species, black and orange, of the genus 

 OpJi'wii .................... 24 



" The Puss, in its greatness, a prey to parasites." 



Wealth and grandeur, in likeness of a " Puss Caterpillar " (a prince amongst 

 its fat fraternity), at once drained and incensed by parasitic satellites of 

 the tribe Ichneumon ...... .39 



