82 One Thousand Objects 



Surface honeycombed, with hexagonal pits ; wings reticu- 

 lated. Yellowish white. (PI. VIIL, fig. 28.) 



633. EGGS OF LACEWING (Chrysopa perla). Translu- 

 cent greenish. Elliptical ; attached to the apex of a 

 filament or stalk four or six times the length of the egg, 

 and which has its base secured to the leaves of plants. 

 (PL VIIL, fig. 29.) 



634. BED- BUG EGGS (Acanthia lectularia). The little 

 coronated eggs of this ' metropolitan ' have been recom- 

 mended. 



635. DUNG-FLY EGGS (Scatophaga stercoraria}, These 

 winged eggs are common on every patch of cow-dung. 



636. EGGS OF STONE-MITE (Tdranychtis lapidus}. 

 Well known almost discoid little eggs, found on stones 

 and other substances. 



637. EGGS OF WATER-MITE (Diplodontus mentor). 

 These are deposited on water-weeds in crustaceous gela- 

 tinous patches, each egg being indicated by a crimson 

 spot surrounded by a transparent mucus. 



The following marine Zoophytes (638 to 654) must not 

 be confounded with the Polyzoa formerly classed with 

 Zoophytes : 



638. HERRING-BONE CORALLINE (Halecium haledmtm). 

 Irregularly branched and pinnate, like a herring-bone. 

 Cells alternate, bell-shaped. From four to eight inches in 

 length. On old shells and stones in deep water. 



639. GREAT-TOOTH CORALLINE (Sertularia polyzonias). 

 Slightly branching, one inch or more in length. Cells 

 alternate and rather distant, urn-shaped, with the mouth 

 four-toothed. Vesicles large, often wrinkled. On shells, 

 corallines, and seaweeds. 



640. TREFOIL CORALLINE (Sertularia rugosa}. Also 

 with the cells alternate, but readily distinguished by the 

 cells being transversely wrinkled. Seldom above an inch 

 in height. On flustra, rponges, and seaweed. (PI. VIIL, 

 fig. 1 6.) 



641. SEA-OAK CORALLINE (Sertularia pumila}. Cells 



