Insects.

The insect life of New Zealand is represented by many curious forms.

• Anuie.—A large caterpillar.
• Aweto.—A caterpillar which feeds on the kumara.
• Hara.—A large centipede, nearly six inches long.
• Hataretare.—Slug-snail.
• Hawate.—Caterpillar.
• Heire.—Maggot.
• Hotete.—Sphœria Robertsi. The vegetating caterpillar.page 365
• Howaka.—A cerambyx.
• Huhu.—A boring grub.
• Huhu.—A moth.
• Hurangi.—A fly.
• Kukaraiti.—A grasshopper.
• Kapapa. —A large cerambyx.
• Kapokapowai.—A dragon-fly.
• Katipo.—A venomous spider, one kind red and one black, with a red spot on the back.
• Keha.—A flea.
• Kekeriru.—-Cimex nemoralis. A large black wood-bug.
• Kekerewai.—A small green beetle.
• Kihikihi.—A grasshopper.
• Kiriwhenua.—A garden bug.
• Kopi.—Chrysalis.
• Kowhitiwhiti.—A small grasshopper.
• Kurikuri.—A grub which turns into a green, bronzed beetle.
• Kutu.—Louse.
• Mokoroa.—A large caterpillar.
• Mumatana.—A large brown beetle,
• Naenae.—Mosquito.
• Namu.—Sand-fly.
• Ngata.—Leech.
• Ngaungau.—Midge.
• Papapapa.—Small brown beetle.
• Pepeaweto.—The grub which begets the hotete, or vegetating caterpillar.
• Pepeatua.—Butterfly.
• Pepeturia.—Large green moth.
• Puawere.—Spider.
• Purehurehu.—Large butterfly,
• Puwerewere.—Spider.
• Rango.—Large meat-fly.
• Tarakihi.—Locust.
• Titiwai.—Small luminous earthworm.
• Toke.—A very long worm.
• Kokoriro.—Large red weta.
• Weta.—Deinacrida heteracantha A beetle two and a half inches in length.