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well developed, and the insects of this family are ready leapers. 

 The ovipositor of the female, when protruding, is usually long 

 and cylindrical, with the tip often enlarged. The eggs of most 

 species are deposited singly in the ground, while those that bur- 

 row in the ground deposit theirs in irregular masses in their 

 burrows. The tree-crickets lay their eggs in single rows in the 

 pith of the stems of various plants. See Fig. 60. 



a b 



Fig. 60. Eggs of tree cricket in peach twig. a. Twig showing punctures, b. Twig 



cut to show the eggs. 



Key to Sub-families. 



1. Tarsi with the second joint minute, flattened laterally 2 

 Tarsi with the second joint distinct, flattened vertically, 



heart-shaped trigonidiin^ p. 161 



2. Fore tibiae not enlarged ; female with the ovipositor ex- 



tended 3 



Fore tibise enlarged, fitted for digging ; female without 

 an extended ovipositor gryllotalpin^ p. 149 



3. Hind tibiee rather stout, armed with two rows of stout 



spines, without teeth between them gryllin^ p. 150 



Hind tibise slender, unarmed, or the spines slender with 

 minute teeth between ojcanthin^ p. 155 



