The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . cts. The Tipules Terricoles comprise the largestspecies in the family, with the antennae longer Fim. 13».-Cecidomyia destructor, and C. Tritici, with the lar^?ie of the latter ^-^^^^^ jj^g ]^g-j,J^ ^ml slender ; destitute of OCCllJ ;feeding in wheat flowers, magnified. the eyes round and entire; the wings, extended in many, liave always membranous nerves, unitedtogetiier transversely, and closed discoidal cells. The front of the head is narrowed, and prolonge
The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . cts. The Tipules Terricoles comprise the largestspecies in the family, with the antennae longer Fim. 13».-Cecidomyia destructor, and C. Tritici, with the lar^?ie of the latter ^-^^^^^ jj^g ]^g-j,J^ ^ml slender ; destitute of OCCllJ ;feeding in wheat flowers, magnified. the eyes round and entire; the wings, extended in many, liave always membranous nerves, unitedtogetiier transversely, and closed discoidal cells. The front of the head is narrowed, and prolongedinto a muzzle, with a basal prominence; the paipi generally long, and the extremity of the tibiaj spinose. The larvffi of many species live in the earth, the rotten parts of trees, &c. The thorax is not distinct,and they have no false feet. They exhibit at the superior extremity of the body two more evidentapertures for respiration. The pupa; are naked, with two respiratory tubes near the head; and tlieedges of the abdominal segments spinose. These insects are well known under the name of DaddyLony-leijs, Tailors, & Fig. 133.—Chironomus, with its Pupa and Larva, magnified.
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