. Elements of entomology: an outline of the natural history and classification of British insects. Insects -- Great Britain. 100 NOTES ON CLASSIFICATION. SO that the last group taken into consideration always brought the student back to that from which he started. It must be confessed that this mode of looking at the subject may often serve to give us a much better idea of the mutual affinities of animals than can be obtained by any other means; and if we represent the groups through which we have just passed in this manner,— Geodephaga Hydradephaga Brachelytra Gyronechina Necrophaga Philhydri
. Elements of entomology: an outline of the natural history and classification of British insects. Insects -- Great Britain. 100 NOTES ON CLASSIFICATION. SO that the last group taken into consideration always brought the student back to that from which he started. It must be confessed that this mode of looking at the subject may often serve to give us a much better idea of the mutual affinities of animals than can be obtained by any other means; and if we represent the groups through which we have just passed in this manner,— Geodephaga Hydradephaga Brachelytra Gyronechina Necrophaga Philhydrida, we at once get a diagrammatic view of their mutual relations, which no linear arrangement could furnish. At the same time the universal applicability of this system appears to be very problematical, and most of its supporters have mixed it up so intimately with questions of fives and sevens, representative and oscu- lant groups, and relations of affinity and analogy, that nothing short of positive inspiration can enable one to understand what they would be 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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