Insect life; an introduction to nature-study and a guide for teachers, students, and others interested in out-of-door life . -g INSECT LIKE. applied to a much larger group of insects than now,a group which has since been divided into manyorders. So that now, while the name expresses acharacter which is true of the order, it is also true ofmany others.* One of the more conspicuous members of theorder is Polystccchotes punctatus {Pol-ys-tcecho-tes punc-taUis), which is repre-sented by Fig. 64. To thisorder also belong Corydalis(see page 153) and the Y\G. b^.-Polystcechotespunctatus. Aphis-/io?lS
Insect life; an introduction to nature-study and a guide for teachers, students, and others interested in out-of-door life . -g INSECT LIKE. applied to a much larger group of insects than now,a group which has since been divided into manyorders. So that now, while the name expresses acharacter which is true of the order, it is also true ofmany others.* One of the more conspicuous members of theorder is Polystccchotes punctatus {Pol-ys-tcecho-tes punc-taUis), which is repre-sented by Fig. 64. To thisorder also belong Corydalis(see page 153) and the Y\G. b^.-Polystcechotespunctatus. Aphis-/io?lS {seC page I/S). Order (Me-copte-ra).The Scorpion-flies and Others. The members of this order have four wings; theseare membranous and furnished with numerous head is prolonged into a beak, at the end of ivJiichbiting mouth-parts are situated. The metamorphosis iscomplete. This is a small order composed of very remark-able insects. The most striking character commonto all is the shape of the head, which isprolonged into a beak with jaws at theend (Fig. 65). The name Mccoptera isfrom two Greek words
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