. Elements of entomology: an outline of the natural history and classification of British insects. Insects -- Great Britain. Pulex irritans. CHAPTER XIV. THE APHANIPTERA, OR FLEAS. At the close of the last chapter we saw that whatever apparent contradiction there might be in terms, the existence of such things as Apterous Diptera is by no means impossible. The little insects which I have here placed as forming a distinct order, have also been regarded by many authors as coming under the same denomination, but it seems to me that this is going rather too far, as the Fleas really present very li
. Elements of entomology: an outline of the natural history and classification of British insects. Insects -- Great Britain. Pulex irritans. CHAPTER XIV. THE APHANIPTERA, OR FLEAS. At the close of the last chapter we saw that whatever apparent contradiction there might be in terms, the existence of such things as Apterous Diptera is by no means impossible. The little insects which I have here placed as forming a distinct order, have also been regarded by many authors as coming under the same denomination, but it seems to me that this is going rather too far, as the Fleas really present very little resemblance to the Diptera, either in their ge- neral organization or in the structure of their mouths. The common Flea {Pulex irritans), which is pro- bably pretty well known to most of my readers, may serve as an example of this order, which includes but a few species, all of which resemble each other very closely both in structure and habits. This little creature, equally noted for its activity and thirst for s5. 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 Dallas, W. S. (William Sweetland), 1824-1890. London, J. van Voorst
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