. The hunting wasps [microform]. Guêpes; Wasps. V^m-l^M^^mi^. ADVANCED THEORIES The species of the genus Sphex are fairly numerous, but are for the most part strangers to my country. As far as I know, the French fauna numbers only three, all lovers of the hot sun of the olive district, namely, the Yellow- winged Sphex {Sphex jlavipennis), the Wliite- edged Sphex (S. albisecta), and the Langucdocian Sphex (S. occilanica). Now it is not without a lively interest that the observer notices in the case of these three freebooters a choice of pro- visions which is in strict accordance with the rigid
. The hunting wasps [microform]. Guêpes; Wasps. V^m-l^M^^mi^. ADVANCED THEORIES The species of the genus Sphex are fairly numerous, but are for the most part strangers to my country. As far as I know, the French fauna numbers only three, all lovers of the hot sun of the olive district, namely, the Yellow- winged Sphex {Sphex jlavipennis), the Wliite- edged Sphex (S. albisecta), and the Langucdocian Sphex (S. occilanica). Now it is not without a lively interest that the observer notices in the case of these three freebooters a choice of pro- visions which is in strict accordance with the rigid laws of entomological classification. To feed their grubs, all three choose solely Orthop- The first hunts Crickets, tlie second Locusts, the third Ephippigers. The prey selected have such great outward (Hfferences one from the other that to as.^ociate them and grasp tlieir siniikirity calls for the practised eye of the entomologist or the no ' The order of insects inrluding Earwigs, Cockroaches, Mantes, Crickets. Locusts and (irasshonpers.— Tninslator's 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 Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915; Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921. London ; Toronto : Hodder and Stoughton
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