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INSECTS AT HOME. 



The life history of all the members of the genus Tijtiila is 

 very similar. The eggs are laid in the ground by means of the 

 sharp ovipositor which is seen at the end of the abdomen of the 

 female, and, when she is seen in the act of depositing her eggs, 

 the object of tlie long legs is evident. She always chooses some 

 grassy spot, and tlien stands almost erect on her hind legs 



Tipula longicomis. a. Side view of head, showing antenna, palpus, and month. 6. Pupa, 

 c. Larva. d. Front view of mouth, showing the two lobes. 



among tlie blades of grass, with the point of the o\ipositor on 

 the surface of the ground. She then begins to turn her body 

 from side to side, just as the carpenter turns a Ijradawl when he 

 wishes to bore a hole in a plank, and in a short time is enabled 

 to deposit an egg beneath the surface of the ground. This done, 

 she goes to another spot and repeats the process, until she has 

 deposited all her eggs. 



When the young larvae are hatched, they make their way 



