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Excerpt from Manual of the Orthoptera of New England: Including the Locusts, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Their Allies Guide to the Genera and Classification Of North American Orthoptera (cambridge, 1897, E. W. Wheeler, publ.) which contains keys to the genera then recognized, bibliographical notes, and a list Of the works referred to. (2) Scudder's Index to North American Orthoptera, published by this Society in 1901 (occasional Papers, vol. Contains all known references up to that year and a complete bibliography Of the literature cited. (3) Scudder's Catalogue Of the Described Orthoptera Of the United States and Canada (proc. Davenport Acad. Nat. Sci., 1900, vol. 8) lists the species known at that time, and states their general distribution. Two excellent introductory works on the Orthoptera of Indiana and Minnesota but Of much wider general application, have been published. The first is by Professor W. S. Blatchley (27th Ann. Rept. Dept. Geol. And Nat. Resources Of Indiana for 1902, 1903, vol. 9, p. 123 the second by Professor Otto Lugger (3d Ann. Rept. State Exp. Sta., Univ. Minn. For 1897, 1898, xi+ 296 From these two works many of the illustrations in this Manual are drawn. For further references to helpful literature the family headings in the following pages should be consulted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.