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«acli of the three segments next to the head, and, except¬ 
ing in the case of the Corn Sawti}^ caterpillar and one 
(possibly two) other kinds, which have no sncker-feet, 
they all have a caudal proleg, hut they may he con¬ 
veniently and easily known from other caterpillars by the 
number of pairs of sucker-feet beneath the body. Some 
ot them have, besides the caudal proleg, live pairs of 
Pine Sawfly {Lopliyrits Plni). 
abdominal sucker-feet, some have six pairs, and some 
have seven pairs, whereas the Moth and Butterlly 
caterpillars have not more than four pairs of the 
abdominal sucket-feet. 
Of the remaining order we do not need to take much 
notice for agricultural purposes. This includes, under 
the name of Neuroptera, the Dragon-flies, Stone-flies, and 
May-flies, which pass their first stages in water, and the 
Termites, or White Ants of tropical climates, also the 
Golden Eyes, which prey in the larval state on Aphides ; 
the larvae are furnished Avith six articulated feet, but the 
distinctions are so diflicult to follow up serviceabl 3 g and 
besides, feAv of the families are important to us agri- 
culturalty, that I therefore refer the student to the 
