Table of Contents 



FAGB 



Life History of the Cotton Stainer (Dysdercus 



suturellus) . 308 



The Stilt Bugs (Family Berytidce) .... 309 



The Chinch Bug Family (Family Lygceidce) . . 310 

 Life History of the Chinch Bug (Blissus leucop- 



terus) 311 



The Stink-Bugs and Their Allies (Family 'Pentato- 



midce) 313 



Life History of a Stink-Bug (Podisus cyaneiven- 



tris) 314 



The True Lice (Suborder Anoplura) . . . . . 316 



Thrips (Order Physopoda) 318 



Grasshoppers, Katydids, Crickets, Etc. (Order Orthop- 



tera) 320 



Table of Families 322 



The Walking Sticks (Family Phasmidce) . . . 323 

 Life History of a Walking Stick (Diapheromera 



femorata) 323 



Rear-Horses or Praying Mantids (Family Mantidce) 326 

 Life History of a Rear-Horse ( Stagmomantis 



Carolina) , 327 



Cockroaches (Family Blattidce) .... 329 



Short-Horned Locusts or True Grasshoppers (Family 



Acridiidce) ....... 332 



Life History of a Grasshopper (Melanoplus at- 



lanis) 334 



Long-Horned Grasshoppers (Family Locustidce) . 336 

 Life History of a Katydid ( ' Microcentrum retin- 



ervis) 339 



The Crickets (Family Gryllidce) . . . . 341 



Earwigs (Order Euplexoptera) ...... 345 



Bird Lice (Order Mallophaga) ...... 347 



Table of Families 349 



The Book-Lice and Their Allies (Order Corrodentia) . 350 



White Ants (Order Isoptera) . . . . . . 353 



The Stone Flies (Order Plecoptera) . . . . . 361 



Dragon Flies (Order Odonata) 363 



Table of Families 369 



Damsel Flies 37 



Family Calopterygidce 370 



