CONTENTS. vii 



CHAPTER XIV. 



ORDER ORTHOPTERA. 



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ORTHOPTERA Characters Structure Internal Structure Metamorphoses Distribution Classification THE 

 OKTHOPTERA GENUINA TRIBE SALTATORIA THE GRYLLID.E, OR CRICKETS The House Cricket The Field 

 Cricket The Mole Cricket THE LOCUSTIIXE The Great Green Grasshopper THE ACRIDIID.E, OR GRASSHOPPERS 

 Locusts TRIBE CURSORIA THE MANTIIXE Praying Insects Soothsayers THE PHASMID.E, OR WALKING 

 STICKS Walking Leaves THE BLATTIIXE, OR COCKROACHES The Common Cockroach The Gigantic Cockroach, 

 or " Drummer "TRIBE EUPLEXOPTERA THE FORFICULID.*:, OR EARWIGS THE PSEUDONEUROPTERA 

 TRIBE SOCIALIA THE TERMITID.E, OR WHITE ANTS TRIBE CORRODENTIA THE EMBIID.E THE PSOCIIXE 

 TRIBE PLECOPTERATHE PERLID.E The Stone Fly Pteronarcys TRIBE SUBULICOHNIA THE EPHEMERIIX-E, 

 OR DAY FLIES -May Fly THE LIBELLULID.E, OR DRAGON FLIES THE PHYSOPODA Thrips -THE MAL- 

 LOPHAGA THE THYSANURALepismzTHK COLLEMBOLA Spring-tails Podura 118 



CLASS MYRIOPODA. 



THE CENTIPEDES AND MILLEPEDES. 



Definition of the Class External Structure Internal Structure - Reproduction General Habits Fossil Forms Classi- 

 ficationOrder CHILOPODA Structure Distribution Habits -Family ScuTiGERiD.E Family SCOLOPENDRIIXE 

 Centipedes Lithobius forficatus Scolopcndra cingulata Geophilus Phosphorescence Order CHILOGNATHA 

 Family JuLiDvE Millepedes Julus sabnlosus Family POLYDESMHXE Family SIPHONIZANTIA Family GLO- 

 MEUID.E Order PAUROPODA Pauropus huxlcyi Order ONYCHOPHORA Pcripatus 150 



CLASS ARACHNID A. 

 CHAPTER I. 



SCORPIONS AND SPIDERS. 



ARACHNIDA General Characters Internal Structure Habits Distribution Fossil Forms Classification Order 

 ARTHROGASTRA Lung-sacs Classification Family SCORPIONID.E Scorpions Family PHRYNID.E Family 

 CHELIKEHID.E False Scorpions Family PH A LANGIID.E Harvest-men Family SOLPUGIDA: Galeodes Order 

 ARANEIDA -True Spiders General Characters Internal Structure Spinning Apparatus Habits Classifica- 

 tion TETRAPXEUMONES Family MYGALID.E Bird Spiders Mygale- Trap-door Spiders DIPNEUMONES Family 

 SALTICTIXK Saltigradae Family LYCOSID,E Citigradae Tarantula Family THOMISID.E Latcrigradre Crab 

 Spiders Family TEGENARIID^E Tubitelre House Spider Water Spider Family THERIDIDJE Insequitelse 

 Malmignatte Family EPEHID^E Orbitelae Garden Spider 158 



CHAPTER II. 



ORDERS ACARINA, TARDIGR ADA, LINGUATULINA, AND PANTOPODA. 



.U'ARIXA -The Mites and their Allies Characters Classification BDELLIIXE, OR BRAKED MITES TROMBIDIITXE, OR 

 HARVEST MITES HYDRACHNIIXK, OR AVATER Mrrr.s -ORIBATIIXE, OR BEETLE MITES GAMASIIXE IXODIIXE, OR 

 TICKS ACARIU.E, OR TRUE MITES TARDIURADA LINGUATULINA PANTOPODA ... .179 



CLASS CRUSTACEA. 

 CHAPTER I. 



ANATOMY OK CRABS AND LOBSTERS. 



Characteristics of the Crustacea Their Mode of Existence External Covering -Body Segments Locomotory and other 

 Appendages Nervous System Digestive Organs Respiration and Circulation Reproduction and Development 

 Metamorphosis Exuviation Reparation Classification 130 



CHAPTER II. 



CRUSTACEA (contiin(cd). CRABS, LOBSTERS, AND SHRIMPS. 



BHACHYURA, CRABS Cephalisation Sizes of various Crabs The Spider Crabs The Great Crab The Common Shore 

 and Harbour Crab The Swimming Crabs -The Velvet Fiddler Crab The Masked Crab Land Crabs The Pea 



