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used to grasp and hold their prey, then we can but appreciate 

 and admire their modified form. The femur (Fig. 281, b) and 

 the tarsus (Fig. 281, a) are toothed, while the latter is greatly 



Fig. 279. 



Fig. 280. 



Fig. 281. 



Interior view. Exterior view. 



Antenna, much magnified. Anterior Letj, magnified. — Original. 



enlarged. From the interior lower aspect of the femur (Fig. 

 282) is the small tibia, while on the lower end of the tarsus 

 (Fig. 281, d) is a cavity in which rests the single claw. The 

 other four legs (Fig. 283) are much as usual. 



Fig. 282. 



Fig. 283. 



Claw, enlarged. — Original. 



Middle Leg, much magnified. — Original. 



This insect, as already intimated, is very predaceous, 

 lying in wait, often almost concealed, among flowers, ready to 

 capture and destroy unwary plant-lice, caterpillars, beetles, 

 butterflies, moths, and even bees and wasps. We have already 



