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INSECTS AT HOME. 



The life history of all the members of the genus Tipula is 

 very similar. The eggs are laid in the ground by means of the 

 sharp ovij)ositor which is seen at the end of the abdomen of the 

 female, and, when she is seen in the act of depositing her eggs, 

 the object of the long legs is evident. She always chooses some 

 grassy spot, and tlien stands almost erect on her hind legs 



Tipula longicornis. a. Side view of head, showing antenna, palpus, and mouth. 

 c. Larva. dl. Front view of mouth, showing the two lobes. 



6. Pupa. 



among the blades of grass, with the point of the ovipositor on 

 the surface of the ground. She then begins to turn her body 

 from side to side, just as the carpenter turns a bradawl when he 

 wishes to bore a hole in a plank, and in a short time is enabled 

 to deposit an egg beneath tlie surface of the ground. Tliis done, 

 she goes to anotlier spot and repeats the process, until she has 

 deposited all her eggs. 



When the young larvse are hatched, they make their way 



