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The Phasmide (spectres) and the Mantide 
(mantes) are on the trees and shrubs, and on the 
vegetables in the gardens. 
The Bluttarie (cockroaches), under the stones, 
sticks, rubbish, and the bark of dead trees, and 
in damp places in houses. 
The Forficulariw (ear wigs) are found in the 
flowers, and on the stalks of plants at the base of 
the leaves. This family is most plentiful in the 
summer, when its members may be taken with 
the net, but are often found in the winter buried 
in the ground, 
NEUROPTERA. 
PECULIARITIES: Four membranous, transpar- 
ent wings, generally large and nearly equal sized, 
and finely veined. Transformations varied, some 
complete, others more or less incomplete. Some 
pup active, and some inactive. 
Locatitres: The Termitide (white ants) live 
in the ground, in decayed wood, and beneath 
stones. 
The Ephemeride (May-flies) and the Libellu- 
lide (dragon flies) swarm about the damp, low 
meadows, and over the streams and ditches. 
The Hemerobidw (aphis-lions and lace-wings) 
are found on sandy plains near the margin of the 
woods, and about vegetation where plant lice 
abound. 
The Phryganide live in and about stagnant 
water. 
The Psocide may been seen running about on 
tree trunks, palings, amongst vegetation, and 
some varieties in houses, where they often do 
much damage to books and natural history col- 
lections. 
Nearly all of this family must be taken in the 
summer time, some with the net, but most of 
them can only be discovered by the closest obser- 
vation, and very delicate manipulation is neces- 
sary. 
HYMENOPTERA. 
PecuLiAriries: Four naked membranous 
Wings, the anteriors being larger than the posteri- 
Abdomen furnished, among the females, 
with a variety of ovipositors, such as stings, 
borers, saws, &¢c. Transformations complete. 
Larve inactive, worm-like, without legs. Pupie 
Inactive, 
ors. 
LocaLities: The Apidw (bees), the Jehneu- 
(ichneumon flies) and the Vesparie 
(wasps) spend the most of their days flitting about 
over the bushes and flowers, especially the asters, 
golden-rod, and button-bush, while the latter are 
also often seen basking on the sunny side of walls 
and buildings. 
The (ants) can be taken on the 
flowers and trees, or from their nests in sandy 
monide 
Formicariv 
ground; they are also found in winter, hidden 
under the bark of dead trees. 
The Cynipide (gall-flies) and the Tenthredini- 
dae (saw-flies) haunt the trees and bushes. 
The Chrysidide (cuckoo flies) run and _ fly 
about in the warm sunshine, over the sides of the 
trees and posts. 
The Moceride (horntails) are often taken in the 
winter from decayed trees, whence they emerge, 
from the chrysalis, in the spring, to attack the 
evergreen trees, on the bark of which they may 
be seen in the summer, depositing their eggs or 
flying about seeking the proper locations. 
The time to collect the members of this family 
is in the warm season, when they may be taken 
by means of the net as they hover about or light 
upon the flowers, but the collector need not be 
idle in the winter, for many may be found hid- 
den in the crevices and under the bark of dead 
trees. 

Sphingidae of New England. 
Ill. $8. GEMINATUS.—Say. 
Palpi reddish brown; head and tegulae, pale 
grey; thorax pale grey with a deep chestnut, 
dorsal patch; abdomen brownish-grey, with a 
deep chestnut spot at the extreme posterior end. 
Anterior wings grey, tinged with rose color; an 
angular brownish basal line, bordered with rose 
grey, extends across the wings, with the apex 
towards the base; a ferruginous brown patch oc- 
cupies the centre of the wing, is connected with 
the outer margin by an oblique line, of the same 
color, inclined towards the base and with the 
second running directly to, and nearly at right 
angles with the margin; the discal spot pale, 
margined with brown; «# light brown band mar- 
gined before with darker, crosses the base of the 
nervules, and is followed by two or three undu- 
lating bands alternately rosy-grey and brownish ; 
a deep brown semi-oval spot, edged with whitish, 
at the tip; anda ferrugivous brown spot above 
the inner angle; middle of terminal space dark 
brown. 
Posterior wings rosy, bordered with grey, with 
an ocellate black spot, with two or three blue 
pupils, a short, broad black line shade on the 
inner edge with chestnut brown, connects this 
spot with the inner angle. 
Under side brownish grey, Anteriors rosy at 
base, with a dark line, often nearly obsolete, ex- 
tending across the base of the nervules followed 
by three or four alternate brown and grey lines, 
the ends of the grey lines at the costal margin 
being of a light dove color; the semi-oval spot at 
the tips is very prominent and the nervules, which 
