. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. HYMEN OP TERA. 627 that the abdomen is attached to the top of the metathorax, and not at the hind end of it, as with other insects. The abdomen is compressed, and has a very slender base. The venation of the wings also presents a striking pe- culiarity. In other Hymenoptera vein V of the fore wings ^^ ;?^^^^ ,-^^-. ^^-^^^ r^^^^adV; ' ^ ir-v. '-"^^^ V ''h^5, 0 III I+2 III. 11I3. 1114+5+V, Va Fig. 755.—Wings of Aulacus. arises from some point on the cross-vein III-VII that is nearer to vein III than to vein VII, while in the Evaniidse the origin


. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. HYMEN OP TERA. 627 that the abdomen is attached to the top of the metathorax, and not at the hind end of it, as with other insects. The abdomen is compressed, and has a very slender base. The venation of the wings also presents a striking pe- culiarity. In other Hymenoptera vein V of the fore wings ^^ ;?^^^^ ,-^^-. ^^-^^^ r^^^^adV; ' ^ ir-v. '-"^^^ V ''h^5, 0 III I+2 III. 11I3. 1114+5+V, Va Fig. 755.—Wings of Aulacus. arises from some point on the cross-vein III-VII that is nearer to vein III than to vein VII, while in the Evaniidse the origin of vein V is nearer to vein VII than to vein F2G. 756.—Wings of Fosnus. In the more generalized members of the family, as Aulacus (Au'la-cus), the origin of vein V is but a little way from the. 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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