. An introduction to entomology, or, Elements of the natural history of insects : with plates. Insects. DEFINITION OF THE TERM INSECT. 1 as distributed in the animal and vegetable kingdoms- Thus:. Our learned author here divides the animal kingdom into what may be denominated five sub-kingdoms or pro- vinces, in three of which (with the exception of the Crus- tacea and Aracknida belonging to his Annulosa) no cir- culation of blood is visible, but which obtains in the rest. These he names— 1. Acrita, consisting of the Infusory Animals, the Polypi, the Corallines, the Tcsnice, and the least orga
. An introduction to entomology, or, Elements of the natural history of insects : with plates. Insects. DEFINITION OF THE TERM INSECT. 1 as distributed in the animal and vegetable kingdoms- Thus:. Our learned author here divides the animal kingdom into what may be denominated five sub-kingdoms or pro- vinces, in three of which (with the exception of the Crus- tacea and Aracknida belonging to his Annulosa) no cir- culation of blood is visible, but which obtains in the rest. These he names— 1. Acrita, consisting of the Infusory Animals, the Polypi, the Corallines, the Tcsnice, and the least organized of the Intestinal Worms. 2. Radiata, including the Jelly-jish, Starfish, Echini, and some others. 3. Annulosa, consisting of Insect a, Arachnida, and Crustacea. 4. Vertebrata, consisting of Beasts, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibia, and Fishes. 5. Mollusca, including the numerous tribes of shell- fish, land-shells, slugs, &c, which, from their mucous or gelatinous substance, from their nervous system and the imperfection of their senses, return again to the Acrita,. 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 Kirby, William, 1759-1850; Spence, William, 1783-1860. London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
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