SQUASH-BUG. BEETLE. 17 



THE SQUASH-BUG. 



1. Find the sucking tube bent back under the thorax. 



2. Are there both simple and compound eyes? 



3. What peculiarities of the pro thorax ? 



4. Draw a dorsal view, showing how the wings overlap. 



5. Draw the squash-bug's wings out at right angles to 

 the body, and make another drawing showing how 

 the outer wings appear when extended, and how the 

 inner wings are disposed. 



6. Draw a ventral view. 



Look for eggs. Compare young and old squash-bugs. 

 Squash-bugs belong to the order Hemiptera, or half- winged 

 insects. What is the propriety of this name? Insects 

 belonging to this order are the only ones that are properly 

 called " bugs." 



See account of the squash-bug in Harris' " Insects In- 

 jurious to Vegetation." 



THE BEETLE. 



1. What are the characters that appear peculiar at first 

 sight? 



2. Note the position, shape, and range of vision of the 

 eyes. 



3. The antennae, their attachment, parts, and mode of 

 extension. 



4. A small upper lip, the labrum. 



