. The American entomologist. Entomology. VOL. 1. ST. LOUIS, MO., DECEMBER, 1868. NO. 4. PUBLISHED MONTIIIA' BY R. DP. 'Sr &; CO., 104 OLIVE STBEET, ST. LOUIS. TERM' per annum in advi BENJ. CHAS. D V. KDITORiS WALSH IIILEY, 2130 Clnrk ..Rock St Island Louis, 111. Mo. existence iu large, rapidly-flowing rivers, and generally in such as have a more or less rocky bottom. Here it crawls and swims about upon the bottom, preying upon the various aquatic larvie found iu great numbers in such situations, such as May-flies {Ephemera family). Shad-flies (Perla family), and the sing
. The American entomologist. Entomology. VOL. 1. ST. LOUIS, MO., DECEMBER, 1868. NO. 4. PUBLISHED MONTIIIA' BY R. DP. 'Sr &; CO., 104 OLIVE STBEET, ST. LOUIS. TERM' per annum in advi BENJ. CHAS. D V. KDITORiS WALSH IIILEY, 2130 Clnrk ..Rock St Island Louis, 111. Mo. existence iu large, rapidly-flowing rivers, and generally in such as have a more or less rocky bottom. Here it crawls and swims about upon the bottom, preying upon the various aquatic larvie found iu great numbers in such situations, such as May-flies {Ephemera family). Shad-flies (Perla family), and the singular Caddis-worms (JPhryganea family). These last inhabit move- able cases, constructed, according to the par- ticular species, either of little bits of sticks and. a, /, Colors—(a) iliirlc brow THE HELLGRAMMITE FLY. V' (Corijdalia cornutus, Linn.) (!)) whitisli, (c and < The gigantic larva (Fig. 56 «) of tliis gigantic fly (Fig. 5G c) spends the earlier periods of its straw, of grains of sand, or in some instances of living water-snails, which, along with other materials, they weave, by means of the silk which they spin from their tails, into a comfort- i. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. Louis : R. P. Studley & Co.
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