. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. [21] COLLECTING AND PRESERVING INSECTS RILEY. "Order Orthoptera {op06q^ straight; -n-repu'^^ wing), or Straiglit- wingecl Insects. Characterized by having the front wings (called. Fig. 28.—A Locust {Acrideuin americanum). 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 order have a lengthened body and very robust jaws, with a corre- spondingly lar
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. [21] COLLECTING AND PRESERVING INSECTS RILEY. "Order Orthoptera {op06q^ straight; -n-repu'^^ wing), or Straiglit- wingecl Insects. Characterized by having the front wings (called. Fig. 28.—A Locust {Acrideuin americanum). 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 order have a lengthened body and very robust jaws, with a corre- spondingly large head. The legs are strong, and fashioned either for grasping, running, climbing, jumping, or burrow- ing. As in the other orders, where the transformations are incomplete, the young differ little from the parent, except in the want of wings; and in many instances even this difference does not exist, as. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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