The Insect World

📖 The Scoop

THIS popular French book on Insects has been placed in my hands in order that the scientific portions of it should be examined and, if necessary, corrected. This task has been a light one, for the book had already passed through the able editorship of Mr. Jansen. But I have added a short notice of the Thysanoptera, which did not appear in M. Figuier's original work, and also the necessary information respecting the evolution of Stylops. Fig. 1.-Head of an Insect Fig. 2.-A Compound Cornea Fig. 3. Antenna of a species of Asida Fig. 4. Antenna of Zygia oblonga Fig. 5.-Mouth of a masticating insect. Fig. 6.-Thorax of Acrocinus longimanus (a beetle). Fig. 7. Hind leg of a Heterocerus Fig. 8. Front leg of a Zophosis Fig. 9.-Posterior leg of a jumping insect Fig. 10.-Digestive apparatus of Carabus auratus Fig. 11.-Posterior extremity of the chylific ventricle, surrounded by the Malpighian vessels Fig. 12. Secretory apparatus of Carabus auratus Fig. 13.-Organs of circulation and breathing in an insect. A, abdominal portion of the dorsal vessel. B, aortic or thoracic portion. C, air-vessels of the head; D, of the abdomen Fig. 14. Branchiae, or gills, of an aquatic larva (Ephemera). A, foliaceous laminae, or gills Fig. 15.-Nervous system of Carabus auratus Fig. 16.-Hydrophilus in its four states. A, eggs; B, larva; C, pupa; D, imago, or perfect insect Figs. 19 and 20.-The Gnat (Culex pipiens) Fig. 21.-Antennae of Gnat, magnified Fig. 22.-Head of Gnat, magnified Figs. 23 and 24.-Trunk of Gnat, magnified Figs. 25, 26, 27.-Lancets of the Gnat Fig. 28. Larva of the Gnat Fig. 29. Pupa of the Gnat Fig. 30.-Gnats emerging Fig. 31.-Eggs of the Gnat, magnified Fig. 32.-Daddy Longlegs (Tipula oleracea) Fig. 33.-Tabanus autumnalis Fig. 34.-Chrysops caecutiens Fig. 35.-Asilus crabroniformis Fig. 36.-Bombylius major Fig. 37.-Vermileo de Geeri Fig. 38.-A species of Volucella Fig. 39.-A species of Helophilus Fig. 40.-Larvae of a Helophilus I.-A Herd of Horses attacked by Gad-flies (OEstrus equi) Fig. 41.-Horse-fly, male (OEstrus [gasterophilus] equi) Fig. 42.-Horse-fly, female (OEstrus [gasterophilus] equi) Fig. 43.-Eggs of the Gad-fly (OEstrus [gasterophilus] equi) deposited on the hairs of a horse Fig. 44.-Portion of the stomach of the horse, and larvae of OEstrus (gasterophilus) equi Fig. 45.-Bot-fly (OEstrus bovis) II.-A Herd of Cattle attacked by Bot-flies (OEstrus bovis) Fig. 46.-Bumps produced on Cattle by the larvae of the Bot-fly Fig. 47. Imago of Bot-fly emerging Fig. 48. Ovipositor of the Bot-fly (OEstrus bovis) Fig. 49.-Cephalemyia ovis III.-Sheep attacked by Cephalemyia ovis Fig. 50.-Conops Fig. 51.-Echinomyia grossa Fig. 52.-Lucilia hominivorax Fig. 53.-The Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) Fig. 54.-Eggs of the Meat-fly (Calliphora vomitoria) Fig. 55.-Blue-bottle fly (Calliphora vomitoria), magnified Fig. 56.-Trunk of the Meat-fly Fig. 57.-Conical part of the trunk Fig. 58. Retractile proboscis of Blue-bottle fly Fig. 59. Extremity on the proboscis of a fly Fig. 60. Lips of the proboscis of a fly Fig. 61.-Lancet of the Meat Fly Fig. 69. Grey Pentatoma (Raphigaster griseus) Fig. 70. Bed Bug (Acanthia lectularia), magnified Fig. 71. Egg of Bug, magnified Fig. 72.-Pupa of Reduvius personatus, Fig. 78.-Cicada (Male) Fig. 79. Musical Apparatus of the Male Cicada Fig. 80.-Female Cicada laying her eggs in the groove she has bored in the branch of a tree Fig. 81.-Larva of the Cicada Fig. 82.-Pupa of the Cicada Fig. 83.-Lantern Fly (Fulgora lanternaria) Fig. 84. Larva of the Aphrophora (Aphrophora spumaria) Fig. 85.-The Froghopper (Aphrophora spumaria) Fig. 86 1. Hypsauchenia balista. 2. Membracis foliata 3. Centrotus cornutus. 4. Umbonia Spinosa 5. Bocydium globulare. 6. Cyphonia furcata Fig. 87, 88.-Winged Aphides, or Plant-lice (magnified) Fig. 89, 90.-Wingless Aphides, or Plant-lice (magnified)

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