. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. FIG. 1.—Chlorolestes iongicauda. Dorsal, frontal and ventral views, fr. Frons. vert. Vertex, occ. Occiput, occf. Occipital foramen. cpe. Compound eye. oc. Ocelli, ant. Antenna, lab. Labium. lab. ml. Median lobe. lab. II. Lateral lobe. mdb. Mandible. 9. Gena. Ibr. Labrum. ad. Anteclypeus. pd. Postclypeus. is one of the splendours of Nature in the skill, grace and sustained strength of its movements, the gay colours of the slender body, the strong lace-like wings, which are seldom ornamented, and mostly
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. FIG. 1.—Chlorolestes iongicauda. Dorsal, frontal and ventral views, fr. Frons. vert. Vertex, occ. Occiput, occf. Occipital foramen. cpe. Compound eye. oc. Ocelli, ant. Antenna, lab. Labium. lab. ml. Median lobe. lab. II. Lateral lobe. mdb. Mandible. 9. Gena. Ibr. Labrum. ad. Anteclypeus. pd. Postclypeus. is one of the splendours of Nature in the skill, grace and sustained strength of its movements, the gay colours of the slender body, the strong lace-like wings, which are seldom ornamented, and mostly nothing but wings. Curiously enough, our poor human attempts to construct an inanimate flying thing resemble, if anything in Nature, a dragonfly. The three essential parts of the insect body—head, thorax and abdomen—all have characteristic features in the Odonata. The head is distinguished by the extreme development of the coin-. 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 South African Museum; South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc. , South African Museum, etc. ]
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