DIALOGUE XVIII. 
SECOND ORDER, HEMIPTERA. GRYLLUS. 
GRASSHOPPER, OR G. CAMPESTRIS. 
HOUSE CRICKET, OR G. DOMESTICUS. 
MOLE CRICKET, OR G. GRYLLOTALPA. 
LOCUST, OR G. MIGRATORIUS. 
LUCY, To-day, mamma, we are to 
proceed to a new order — tohemiptera; 
and I hope it may contain as many cu- 
rious particulars as we found in the first 
and third orders. 
Mother, Although it does not com- 
prise so many genera as there are in 
coleoptera, yet I think you will find in 
it a sufficient fund of gratification. 
Hemiptera means half-winged, heing 
derived from two Greek words, which 
signify half and wtJig, 
