TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



HAClvBErtllV BLTTEllFLIES 136 



Introiliu'lory IJciiiu-k^— SpiTiVs ofCtOlis in Missnuri. 



The Eykd Emperor 137 



Its curiuus uutloied Lurvii— Habits of the siuuc— Dfsciiptidiis of all the Stagcs--Dyubk'- 

 ln'oodcil — How the young TiUrvfe liUjernale. 



The Tawny Emperor 140 



Its X:!tural History- -^Vhe^ein it ilitleis, in the ilill'ercnt Stage-. IVoiii the Eyed Eluperoi — 

 Parasite-i. 



Bililiographieal Xotes ou these two 15iitterflles--l\ibrlclii,s's original Descriptions— Have we 

 other Species of the Genus In the U. S. ?— Descriptive of the adolescent Stages ol'both Spe- 

 cies--The Names they should bear. 



KATYDIDS 150 



General Considerations — They are essentially American — How the Xotes of Grasshoppers are 

 ])roduced--The Object of these Notes— Our Aniericau Species oviposit above Ground, in 

 which they dilVer from th eir European Kepre-rentati ves— The Ovipositors admirably adapted 

 to the Habits and Wants of the Possessors. 



The Axgular-wixgkd Katydid 155 



Most common Species in Missouii— Its Cliaractcrs— Its curious Eggs— Ho^^ they have been 

 supposed to belong to the 01)long-winged Katy did— Method of Oviposition--Habits 

 of the Species— Capable, to a certain Extent, of Domoslicatiou— Its Song described-- 

 Description of the inmiature Stages — Natural Enenue-;-- Anomalous Parasite, the 

 IJack-rolling Wonder, in its Eggs--Description of Same. 



The Narrow-winged Kai ydid 104 



Wherein itditfers from the other Specie.s— Most abuiulaut in NeA\ England— Ovipositor of 

 Female— Description of the Eggs— How they are deposited— Song of the Male— Dc- 

 scriptioi) of adolescent Stages. 



The Broad-winged Katydid 107 



Characters of the Species— Ovipositor of Female— Description of the Eggs— How they are 

 deposited— Previous EiToi-s regarding them— Musical Organ of Male— Description of 

 his Song. 



TiiK Oblong-\\'1kged Katy'did 100 



Uare, or not at all found in Missouri — How disliiiguishcd IVoin Ihe <illRrs--I|s Song \ ery 

 l'cel>k— Its Eggs unknown— Flesh-colored A'ar'ielv. 



