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OETHOPTERA. 



metamorphosis may be very incomplete : in the most advanced 

 we only get a semblance of larval and pupal stages, and some 



Fig. 161. — Mioratorv Locust (.F.dipoda miriri'torin). (Ntcliolson.) 



never pass the larval condition. Orthoptera have been divided 

 into Cursoria or Eunners, as the Cockroaches ; Gre^.-foria or 

 Walkers, the Walking-stick Insects, &c. ; and Saltatoria or 

 Jumpers, the Grasshoppers and Locusts.^ 



Earwigs (FoRFicuLiDiE). 



Amongst the Cursoria are the Earwigs {Forficulidn'), some of 

 which are undoubtedly noxious insects. Earwigs are amongst 

 our insect foes in the garden, and they have been too prevalent 

 in the field, attacking crops of turnips, mangolds, cabbage, and 

 hops, Early in the year the female comes from her winter 

 quarters and lays her eggs in a hole in the ground and under 

 stones. About twenty to thirty yellowish ova are laid together, 

 and the female looks after the ova until they are incubated. I 

 have found the eggs to hatch out in two weeks, but it is stated 

 that they may take a month to incubate. The female looks 

 after the young for some little time like a hen after her chicks. 



' Dr Sharp treats this order in two series — namely, Cursoria, including 

 the Earwigs, Cockroaches, Mantis Flies, and Stiuk Insects ; and t>a!tatorta, 

 including the Locusts, Crickets, and Grasshoppers. The Earwigs are looked 

 upon by some as a distinct order called Dcrnwptera or Eui^lcxaptcra^ 



