. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. 1.—STBA^WBERBT FLT. Obdbr L—HYMBNOPTERA.—The Bees, Wasps, Ants, Ichneumok Plies, etc. The name Hymenoptera, is from the Greek words for '' membrane " aad " ; The Greek word Pteron,'' a wing," plural Ptera, "wings," is used in forming the names of all the Orders. The insects of this Order, (with the exception of the Saw- flies and Horn-tails, which are vegetable feeders), are highly useful to man. They may be regarded as guards over the rest of the insect world, as they
. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. 1.—STBA^WBERBT FLT. Obdbr L—HYMBNOPTERA.—The Bees, Wasps, Ants, Ichneumok Plies, etc. The name Hymenoptera, is from the Greek words for '' membrane " aad " ; The Greek word Pteron,'' a wing," plural Ptera, "wings," is used in forming the names of all the Orders. The insects of this Order, (with the exception of the Saw- flies and Horn-tails, which are vegetable feeders), are highly useful to man. They may be regarded as guards over the rest of the insect world, as they serve to keep injurious insects greatly in check. This Order ranks the highest in intelligence, and many of the insects placed here possess wonderful archi- tectural skill. In some of the families the young axe provided with nurses, who feed and tend them with the greatest care and apparent affection. Many are provided with stings which are used as weapons of defence. Obdbe n.—COLEOPTERA.—Beetles, ob Shield-winged Insects. The Greek word Koleos, a " sheath," combined with. that for "wing," makes up the scientific name of this important Order, which outranks all others in the number and diver- sity of its species. The insects have two pairs of wings, the upper of which, usually horny or leathery in texture, cov-. Fig. 3.—LAKVA. Fig. 3.—BEETLE. er and form a " sheath " for a pair of large membranous. 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 Treat, Mary, b. 1835. New York, Orange Judd
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