. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. NEUROPTERA, 1/9 Living specimens of these insects have been sent to Aus- traha by our government in the hope of introducing the species there, and thus doing something towards repaying the debt that we owe that country for the AustraHan Lady- bug, which has rendered us great service in the destruction of the Cottony-cushion Scale in California. The family is represented by two genera, Raphidia (Ra- phid'i-a) and Inocellia (In-o-cerii-a). Li the former there are three simple eyes on the top of the head between the compound eyes; in the latter these
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. NEUROPTERA, 1/9 Living specimens of these insects have been sent to Aus- traha by our government in the hope of introducing the species there, and thus doing something towards repaying the debt that we owe that country for the AustraHan Lady- bug, which has rendered us great service in the destruction of the Cottony-cushion Scale in California. The family is represented by two genera, Raphidia (Ra- phid'i-a) and Inocellia (In-o-cerii-a). Li the former there are three simple eyes on the top of the head between the compound eyes; in the latter these ocelli are wanting. Family Mantispid^ (Man-tis'pi-dae). The Ma7itis-like Neitroptera. The members of this family are even stranger in appear- ance than the Raphidians. Here, as in that family, the prothorax is greatly elongated ; but the members of this family can be easily recognized by their remarkable fore legs, which are greatly enlarged and resemble those of the Praying Mantes in form (Fig. 218). These legs are fitted for seizing prey; and, in order that they may reach farther forward, they are joined to the front end of the long pro- thorax. In the adult state these insects are predaceous; while the larv^, so far as is p,^. ,,, in the specimen known, are parasitic in the ^i'^^^^^hJT^^'lo sZ'^\^:i^^ egg-sacs of spiders. ^^ '^^ p^^'"- Five species of the family are known from the United States; four of these belong to the genus Mantispa (Man- tis'pa) and one to Sy^nphasis (Sym'pha-sis).. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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