First lesson in zoology : adapted for use in schools . oil stalks. (Natural size.) Ex-. Fig. 1116.—Panorpa or ScorpionFly. CHAPTER XVI. THE NET-VEINED INSECTS WITH A COMPLETE * We now come to insects with a complete metamorphosis,the larva being more or less worm-like. The Lace-wi7iged Flies.—Insects ot the order Neuroptera(Greek, nerve-wings) havefree jaws adapted for bit-ing; the tongue (ligula) is entire, large, broad, and Fig. and its eggs placed rounded, while the pro-thorax is large and square,amples of the order are Oory-dalus, the lace-winged fly {Chry-sop
First lesson in zoology : adapted for use in schools . oil stalks. (Natural size.) Ex-. Fig. 1116.—Panorpa or ScorpionFly. CHAPTER XVI. THE NET-VEINED INSECTS WITH A COMPLETE * We now come to insects with a complete metamorphosis,the larva being more or less worm-like. The Lace-wi7iged Flies.—Insects ot the order Neuroptera(Greek, nerve-wings) havefree jaws adapted for bit-ing; the tongue (ligula) is entire, large, broad, and Fig. and its eggs placed rounded, while the pro-thorax is large and square,amples of the order are Oory-dalus, the lace-winged fly {Chry-sopa), and the ant-lion. Theiydung of the lace-winged fly hasgreat sickle-shaped jaws, andfeeds on Aphides. The Scorpion Flies.—These insects rep-resent the order Mecoptera. Their wingsare narrow and long, hence the name ofthe order (Greek, mecos, length). They arenet-veined insects, but differ from theNeuroptera in having larvse like caterpil-lars; while the head of the adult is elongatedand beaked, with minute jaws at the endof the snout. The Caddis Flies.—These constitute th
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