PLATE III. 



Fig. 1. Side view of Corixid clinging by his long middle legs to a 

 grass stem in the water. (This and the other pictures on this plate 

 were photographed from life.) f 



Fig. 2. Corixid clinging to a vertical support in the water. 



Fig. 3. Corixids in water on horizontal support. 



Fig 4. Belostoma fiumiuea feeding upon dragon fly nymph. 



Fig. 5. Characteristic position of Belostoma linminea upon a support 

 in the water, awaiting the approach of prey. 



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