. The transformations (or metamorphoses) of insects. Insects; Insects; Myriapoda; Arachnida; Crustacea. Orneodes hexadactyhis. Pterophorus peiitadactylus. (Natural size, and magnified.) the plant engraved on page 153. The cuticle has been broken so as to show the larvae and m one leaf the pupa. Two genera—Pterophorus and Orneodes—of the great tribe of the Tineina require to be noticed on account of the singular conformation of their wings. The organs of flight appear to have suffered a singular amount of degradation, so far as their development is concerned, in these little insects, but they a
. The transformations (or metamorphoses) of insects. Insects; Insects; Myriapoda; Arachnida; Crustacea. Orneodes hexadactyhis. Pterophorus peiitadactylus. (Natural size, and magnified.) the plant engraved on page 153. The cuticle has been broken so as to show the larvae and m one leaf the pupa. Two genera—Pterophorus and Orneodes—of the great tribe of the Tineina require to be noticed on account of the singular conformation of their wings. The organs of flight appear to have suffered a singular amount of degradation, so far as their development is concerned, in these little insects, but they are nevertheless exquisitely delicate and peculiar, for the wings are divided longitudinally into several branches, and each of these is furnished with a long fringe of wonderful silkiness, so that the appearance is presented of pretty little plumes of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Blanchard, Émile, 1819-1900. Metamorphoses . .. des insects. London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin
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