Directions for collecting and preserving insects . rG. (^,,. (From Packard.) [21] COLLECTING AND PRESERVING INSECTS RILEY. Order OBTHOPTERA (dpOuq, straight; nrepov, wing), or Straight-winged Insects. Characterized by having the front wings (called. FIG. 28. — A Locust (Acrideumamericanum). tegmina) straight and usually narrow, pergameneous or parchment-like, thickly veined, and overlapping at tips when closed; the hind wings large and folding longi- tudinally like a fan. Transfor- mations incomplete. The insects of this orderhave a lengthened body andvery robust jaws, with a corre-sp
Directions for collecting and preserving insects . rG. (^,,. (From Packard.) [21] COLLECTING AND PRESERVING INSECTS RILEY. Order OBTHOPTERA (dpOuq, straight; nrepov, wing), or Straight-winged Insects. Characterized by having the front wings (called. FIG. 28. — A Locust (Acrideumamericanum). tegmina) straight and usually narrow, pergameneous or parchment-like, thickly veined, and overlapping at tips when closed; the hind wings large and folding longi- tudinally like a fan. Transfor- mations incomplete. The insects of this orderhave a lengthened body andvery robust jaws, with a corre-spondingly large head. Thelegs are strong, and fashionedeither for grasping, running,climbing, jumping, or burrow-
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