An Introduction to Entomology: Volume 4 - Or, Elements of the Natural History of Insects (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 Excerpt: ...does not terminate in a round punctum.--Ex. Eidophus. b. Coronate (Coronatum). When it terminates in a round punctum.--Ex. Ichneumon penetrans. 2. Neurose (Neurosrt). Wings that have nervures besides the marginal ones. 3. Aneurose (Aneurosce). Wings that have no ner vures besides the marginal ones.--Ex. Psilus. 4. Circumsepted (Circumsepla: ). Wings whose mar gin is every where strengthened by a nervure.--Ex. Tabanus. 5. Varicose Varicosa: ). When the nervures are dis proportionably swelled in any part.--Ex. Forficula auricularia. Plate X. Fig. 5. 6. Serpentine Serpentina: ). Nervures that run in a serpentine direction.--Ex. Strategics Aloeus K. M.Sb. Plate X. Fig. 4. 7. Insulate (Insulata). Discoidal nervures that are entirely unconnected with any others, or with the base of the wing.--Ex. Stralegus Aloeus. Plate X. Fig. 4. a, b. Linn. Trans, v. /. iv.f. 10, 11. From my specimens, which are not in a very good state, I cannot ascertain whether this belongs to any of the modern genera into which the Ichneumonei minuti of Linne are now divided. 'To this genus or subgenus Svarabceus Si/phax, Anlarus, Titanui, &c. belong. 8. Uncinate (Uncinate). Nervures, that after run ning from the base towards the apex, turn back, and running a little towards the base, form a hook.--Ex. Strategus Aloeus. Plate X. Fig. 4. i. 9. Recurrent (Recurrentes). When a nervure, or s branch of it, after running towards the apex of the wing, turns back and runs towards the base.--Ex. Strategus Aloeus, &c. Plate X. Fig 4. f. 10. Connecting (Connectcntes). Nervures that running transversely or obliquely connect the longitudinal ones, and so form the areolets. /. Areolets. 1. RadiAteu (Radiatce). When the areolets are chiefly formed by radiating longitudinal nervures.--Ex. Forficula, P...