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seen on grass and low plants enveloped in a mass of froth, which 

 has given rise to the name of " Cuckoo-spit." 



Fi-j. io8.— Hypsauchenia Westwoodii (Mag.) 



Fcunily 5, Tettigotiidce. — These insects are exceedingly numerous, 

 and are often remarkably elegant in form. They are mostly in- 

 habitants of America, where some three or four hundred species 



Fig. 109. — Heteronoius Vulneratus (Mag.) 



have been described, but in England we have an exceedingly 

 pretty species {Tettigonia viridis), which is common in damp 

 meadows. 



Fig. no. — Jassus Atomarius (Mag.) 



Fajnily 6, Ledridce. — Many of the insects belonging to this family 

 resemble beetles somewhat in appearance. Ledra aia-ita, which 

 may be considered the type of the family, is a greenish insect, 



