. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. i8o THE STUDY OF INSECTS. Family CliRYSOPID^ (Chry-sop'i-dae). Tlie Lace-zvinged-flies or Aphis-lions, If one will search the foliage of herbs, shrubs, or trees, there may be found, running rapidly around on the leaves, sturdy, spindle-formed, little insects that have great sickle- shaped jaws (Fig. 219). These larvae are always hungry, and will kill and eat any insects that they can overpower;. Fig. 219.—Eggs, larva, cocoon, and adult of Chrysopa, but as they are especially destructive to plant-Hce, they are called Aphis-lions. When an Aphis-lion
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. i8o THE STUDY OF INSECTS. Family CliRYSOPID^ (Chry-sop'i-dae). Tlie Lace-zvinged-flies or Aphis-lions, If one will search the foliage of herbs, shrubs, or trees, there may be found, running rapidly around on the leaves, sturdy, spindle-formed, little insects that have great sickle- shaped jaws (Fig. 219). These larvae are always hungry, and will kill and eat any insects that they can overpower;. Fig. 219.—Eggs, larva, cocoon, and adult of Chrysopa, but as they are especially destructive to plant-Hce, they are called Aphis-lions. When an Aphis-lion is full grown it rolls itself up into a tiny ball and weaves around itself a glistening, white cocoon, which looks like a large seed-pearl. It may be supposed that while the Aphis-lion is secluded in this pearly cell it repents its greedy, murderous ways, and changes in spirit; at least the body changes greatly, for, after a time, a circular lid is made in the cocoon, and out of this emerges a beautiful, dainty creature, with delicate-veined, green wings, a pale green body, slender, brown antennae, and a pair cf large eyes that shine like melted gold. It is. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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