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head small, and, in the males, together with the thorax, 

 is extended into a long, serrated horn ; that, protruding 

 from the latter is the longer of the two, and the other is 

 suitably fitted to meet it. The elytra of the males are 

 brownish-gray, spotted with black; the antennae are 

 small, eyes yellow ; the border of the body hairy ; found 

 in the West Indies. 



The Acteon (oryctes actseon) is considerably larger 

 than the Hercules, and therefore the largest of the Sca- 

 rab&i ; dark brown, abdomen hairy, and feet provided 

 with prickles. On the head is a long, curved horn, 

 bending outwards ; two smaller are found protruding 

 from the front and sides of the thorax. The females 

 have tubercles on the head instead of horns, and the tho- 

 rax is formed of folds or leaves. 



THIRD ORDER. 

 ORTIIOPTERA. CRICKETS BUGS LOCUSTS. 



The insects belonging to this order do not all undergo 

 the same regular metamorphosis as those which have 

 already been described. Those which rank among the 

 transparent-winged, pass through a certain change, and 

 have the wings and elytra perfectly developed and bright 

 colored ; others, undergoing a partial metamorphosis, have 

 them imperfect, and in some they are found wanting 

 altogether. 



The Ear-wig (forficula auricularia) is about an inch 

 long; light brown, the elytra are very short ; the true 

 wings are long, and so artistically folded together that 

 one is at a loss to conjecture how they can be so com- 

 pletely concealed under those small win^-cases. The 



