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very depressed body, but not at all in other respects, 

 the Chilopodiform. At any rate, it appears of a primary 

 Type. 



10. Lcemodipodiform. Herbivorous; hexapod; antenni- 



ferous, with long antennae: body elongate, subcylin- 

 drical ; second segment of the trunk the longest ; 

 anterior pair of legs distant from the other two. Ex. 

 Phasma. 



11. Amphipodiform. Herbivorous; hexapod; antenni- 

 ferous, with long antennae: body shortish, com- 

 pressed, saltatorious. Ex. Gryllus L. a 



12. Stomapodiform. Carnivorous or saprophagous ; hex- 



apod; antenniferous, with long antennae: body elon- 

 gate, subdepressed, with raptorious hands, and ab- 

 domen wider than the trunk ; in aquatic species fur- 

 nished with lateral gills. Ex. Mantis, Ephemera ? 

 Sialis ? 



13. Decapodiform. Carnivorous; hexapod; antenniferous: 



body elongate, narrow, convex, compressed, taper- 

 ing towards the tail ; tail with natatorious laminae. 

 Ex. Dytiscus L., Agrion F. b 



14-. Branchiopodiform. Carnivorous?; aquatic; apod; 

 antenniferous: head distinct: body transparent, flex- 

 ile, furnished with a respiratory tube just above the 

 tail. Ex. Culex c . 



15. Limaciform. Herbivorous; apod, or with very short 

 legs: body ovate or obovate, slimy. Ex. Apoda 

 Haw., Tenthredo Cerasi L. 



' Plate XVIII. Fig. 7. b Plate XVIII. Fig. 5. 



c Plate XIX. Fig. 9. 



