Report of the Commissioners . eneficial, while a largenumber are injurious. Some of the carnivorous bugs belonging to this order destroy alarge number of insects, and, among others, the Colorado beetle in its larval state THE ORDER OF NEUROPTERA—DRAGON FLIES. The lastord(rr I need refer to is the Nr,uroj)tera^ to which belong the handsome dragon-flies. These insects, in their larval state, liv(; in the wat^r, and an? v(!ry f(!rocious, destroy-ing a large (juantity of the of oth(!r insects ; while in th(nr perfect condition, theyfly about and kill great numbers of flies that are the par
Report of the Commissioners . eneficial, while a largenumber are injurious. Some of the carnivorous bugs belonging to this order destroy alarge number of insects, and, among others, the Colorado beetle in its larval state THE ORDER OF NEUROPTERA—DRAGON FLIES. The lastord(rr I need refer to is the Nr,uroj)tera^ to which belong the handsome dragon-flies. These insects, in their larval state, liv(; in the wat^r, and an? v(!ry f(!rocious, destroy-ing a large (juantity of the of oth(!r insects ; while in th(nr perfect condition, theyfly about and kill great numbers of flies that are the parents of injurious insects. Not-withstanding the fact that tlujy are promiscuous feeders, and perhaps prey upon .some ofthe ichneumon flies, I think they may be classed as decidedly beneficial. INSECTS AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS. 59. Fig. 63.•^ I fvi Fig 63.—In this figure we have represented the larva in the act of capturing its prey, and the pupaoase, with the perfect insect just emerging therefrom.
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