. Insect architecture. Insects. 370 Chapter XIX. Structures of Gall-flics and Aphides. Many of the processes which we have detailed bear some resemblance to our own operations of building with materials cemented together; but we shall now turn our attention to a class of insect- architects, who cannot, so far as we know, be matched in prospective skill, by any of the higher orders of animals. We refer to the numerous family which have received the name of gall-flies,—a family which, as yet, is very imperfectly understood, their economy being no less difficult to trace than their species is to
. Insect architecture. Insects. 370 Chapter XIX. Structures of Gall-flics and Aphides. Many of the processes which we have detailed bear some resemblance to our own operations of building with materials cemented together; but we shall now turn our attention to a class of insect- architects, who cannot, so far as we know, be matched in prospective skill, by any of the higher orders of animals. We refer to the numerous family which have received the name of gall-flies,—a family which, as yet, is very imperfectly understood, their economy being no less difficult to trace than their species is to arrange m the established systems of classification; though the latter has been recently much improved by Mr. Small berry-shaped galls of the oall-leaf, produced by Cynips Querent J'olii ?. 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 Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London, M. A. Nattali
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