. Elementary lessons on insects . Fig. 35.—An adult ant-lion fly. 6. The broad, transparent wings, of similar form and size folded together and resting rooflike above the abdomen. 7. The absence of tails. b. The Pupa With a pupa in hand, note: 1. The free appendages. 2. The large eyes. 3. The large, sharp man- dibles. 4. The large palpi. c. The Larva With a larva ("ant-lion") in hand, note: 1. The spindle-shaped body beset on the back and sides with warty tubercles that bear stiff hairs. 2. The slender and very sharp-pointed antennae. 3. The small eyes, compounded of a few large face
. Elementary lessons on insects . Fig. 35.—An adult ant-lion fly. 6. The broad, transparent wings, of similar form and size folded together and resting rooflike above the abdomen. 7. The absence of tails. b. The Pupa With a pupa in hand, note: 1. The free appendages. 2. The large eyes. 3. The large, sharp man- dibles. 4. The large palpi. c. The Larva With a larva ("ant-lion") in hand, note: 1. The spindle-shaped body beset on the back and sides with warty tubercles that bear stiff hairs. 2. The slender and very sharp-pointed antennae. 3. The small eyes, compounded of a few large facets. 4. The pincher-like jaws, each half of which is a hollow tube made of a mandible and maxillary stylet, placed with channelled sides in apposition. The outer open- ing is just before the tip. The inner opening communi- cates with the mouth. There is a pumping apparatus developed in the pharynx. Through these tubes the blood of an aphid, impaled on these tips, is sucked into the mouth. 5. The shorter and blunter labial palpi underneath. 6. The short legs with one-jointed tarsi, each bearing
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