CHAPTER VIII 



HEAD OF CRANE FLY AND ANTENNA 

 OF MELOLONTHA 



Head of Crane Fly. 



(Tipula.) 



Crane Fly, or c Daddy-long-legs/ as 

 it is commonly called, is a curious insect, 

 and is known all over the world, the family 

 being a very large one and found everywhere, 

 irrespective of extremes of climate, altered 

 conditions of plant-life, or any of those great 

 changes which completely alter the character 

 of living things in general. 



Some of its representatives extend their 

 range even to the most inclement climates, 

 where other insects could not exist. 



So far, our naturalists tell us, it is impos- 

 sible to assign any reason of utility for the 



