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by clay as well as by night. The female, being without 

 these organs, produces only a slight groaning noise. 



The eggs are deposited in France from the end of 

 March until the beginning of May. It would be interest- 

 ing to observe exactly the period when this function 

 begins and ends in this country, and to ascertain how 

 far it is hastened or retarded by the temperature of the 

 atmosphere. 





