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F?ç. 3?- The striped ground cricket, NemoMus "oittatus A, B, fema]es, distinguished by the long ovipositor. Ci a male. D, a fema]e in the act of thrusting her ovipositor in to the ground. E, a female, with oviposi- tor fui] length in the ground, and extruding an egg from its tip. F, an eggin the ground
ing trill so faint that you must listen attentively to hear it. In singing the male raises his wings at an angle of about 45 °. The stridulating vein is set with such fine ridges that
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