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3d GE NU S. The CRICKET. H. VlII. 
CHARACTER OF THE GENtJS. 
The head is inflcaed, armed with jaws, and furmflied with palpi. 
The antennæ in fome fubjeas are fetaceous, in othera fiUform. The 
wings are deflcaed towards, and wrapped round the fides of the bodyj 
the under ones are folded up, fo as to be coneealed under the elytra. 
AU the feet are armed with two nails or crotchets ; the hind ones are 
formed for Icaping. 
3 . GENRE. Le GRILLON. Pl. VIII. 
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CARACTERE DU GENRE. 
La tête eft panchée en devant, armée de mâchoires et garnie d’anten- 
nulcs. Les antennes dans quelques fujets font fétacées, dans d autres 
filiformes. Les ailes inclinent vers le corps et en enveloppent les cotes; 
celles de deffous font pliées, de forte qu’elles font cachées fous les etuis. 
Toutes les pattes font munies de deux ongles ou crotchets ; cel es c 
derrière font formées pour le faut. 
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T he Y are divided into difFe- les divife en diiFcrentcs fec- 
rent fedions as follov?s. V-./ tions fuivantes. 
ACRIDA. Caput conicum thorace longius. Antennæ enfîformes. 
The ACRIDÆ, which have their head of a conic form, and longer 
than the thorax. Their antennæ arc enfiform, or foinewhat re- 
fembling a fword. 
