Table of Contents 



Life History of the Cotton Stainer (Dysdercus 



suturellus) 



The Stilt Bugs (Family Berytidce) . 

 The Chinch Bug Family (Family Lygceidce) 



Life History of the Chinch Bug (Blissus lencop- 



terus) 



The Stink-Bugs and Their Allies (Family ^Pentato- 



midce) 



Life History of a Stink-Bug (Podisus cyaneiven- 



tris) 



The True Lice (Suborder Anoplura) 



Thrips (Order Physopoda) 



Grasshoppers, Katydids, Crickets, Etc. (Order Orthop- 



tera) 



Table of Families 



The Walking Sticks (Family Phasmidce) . 



Life History of a Walking Stick (Diapheromera 



femorata) 



Rear-Horses or Praying Mantids (Family Mantidce) 

 Life History of a Rear-Horse ( Stagmomantis 



Carolina) 



Cockroaches (Family Blattidce) 



Short-Horned Locusts or True Grasshoppers (Family 



Acridiidce) 



Life History of a Grasshopper (Melanoplus at 



lanis) 



Long-Horned Grasshoppers (Family Locustidce) 

 Life History of a Katydid (Microcentrum retin- 



erois) 



The Crickets (Family Gryllidce) 

 Earwigs (Order Euplexoptera) .... 

 Bird Lice (Order Mallophaga) . 



Table of Families 



The Book-Lice and Their Allies (Order CorroJentia) 

 White Ants (Order Isoptera) .... 

 The Stone Flies (Order Plecoptera) . 

 Dragon Flies (Order Odonata) .... 



Table of Families 



Damsel Flies ...... 



Family Calopterygidce . 



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