. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. ii8 THE STUDY OF in the paving, or jump across our paths when we walk in the fields. They are com- mon everywhere; some spe- cies even live in our houses. They usually feed upon plants, but are sometimes predaceous. ^'is-—Oryiiusabhreviatus. The eggs are laid in the au- tumn, usually in the ground, and are hatched in the follow- ing summer. The greater number of the old crickets die on the approach of winter; a few, however, survive the cold season. Figure 135 represents the female of a species com- mon in the East. In this species th
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. ii8 THE STUDY OF in the paving, or jump across our paths when we walk in the fields. They are com- mon everywhere; some spe- cies even live in our houses. They usually feed upon plants, but are sometimes predaceous. ^'is-—Oryiiusabhreviatus. The eggs are laid in the au- tumn, usually in the ground, and are hatched in the follow- ing summer. The greater number of the old crickets die on the approach of winter; a few, however, survive the cold season. Figure 135 represents the female of a species com- mon in the East. In this species the wings are shorter than usual. III. The Tree Crickets.—The common name of this group was suggested by the fact that these crickets are very apt to inhabit trees ; but they occur also on shrubs, or even on high herbs and tall grass. The most abundant species in the East is the Snowy Tree- cricket, CEcanthus nivetis (CE-can'thus niv^e- us). This is a deHcate, whitish-green insect, that lives upon shrubs or plants. The female often does serious damage by laying her eggs in raspberry canes, causing them to die above the puncture. Canes thus in- jured should be cut and burned in the early spring before the eggs are hatched. Figure 136 shows the male, his closely folded wings showing beneath his delicate transparent wing-covers. The female has her wing- covers wrapped closely around her body, making her look much narrower than the 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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