Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation: Arranged According to the System of LinnaeusR. Phillips, 1805 |
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Page 224
... elytra . The three subse- quent orders have four membranaceous wings , with- out elytra . All the insects of the sixth order have but two wings , and under each of these , at its base , there is a poise or balancer like a little knob ...
... elytra . The three subse- quent orders have four membranaceous wings , with- out elytra . All the insects of the sixth order have but two wings , and under each of these , at its base , there is a poise or balancer like a little knob ...
Page 227
... elytra or shells , which shut together , and form a longitudinal suture * Coleoptera , Hemiptera , Lepidoptera , Neuroptera , Hymeno- ptera , Diptera and Aptera . down the back . Of this order are the Chafer Q 2 INSECTS . 227 seizing ...
... elytra or shells , which shut together , and form a longitudinal suture * Coleoptera , Hemiptera , Lepidoptera , Neuroptera , Hymeno- ptera , Diptera and Aptera . down the back . Of this order are the Chafer Q 2 INSECTS . 227 seizing ...
Page 258
... elytra , and that the breast and thorax are not . * SYNONYMS . - Forficula auricularia . Linn . - Twitch , or Twitch- ball , in some parts of the North of England . distinguishable . In this state it is a very lively 258 THE COMMON EARWIG .
... elytra , and that the breast and thorax are not . * SYNONYMS . - Forficula auricularia . Linn . - Twitch , or Twitch- ball , in some parts of the North of England . distinguishable . In this state it is a very lively 258 THE COMMON EARWIG .
Page 259
... elytra , or wing - cases , are short , and extend not along the whole body , but only over the breast . The wings are concealed beneath these ; they are somewhat of an oval shape , and , when ex- tended , are nine or ten times as large ...
... elytra , or wing - cases , are short , and extend not along the whole body , but only over the breast . The wings are concealed beneath these ; they are somewhat of an oval shape , and , when ex- tended , are nine or ten times as large ...
Page 295
... elytra would seem to be proof against all their attacks ; the incautious naturalist may also himself sometimes experience the severity of their nature . THE BED BUG * . The Bed Bug , which is a nauseous and trouble- some inhabitant of ...
... elytra would seem to be proof against all their attacks ; the incautious naturalist may also himself sometimes experience the severity of their nature . THE BED BUG * . The Bed Bug , which is a nauseous and trouble- some inhabitant of ...
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