. Beginners' Zoology . e middle of the back, will dis-tinguish the order Coleoptera. Hind wings folded like a fan beneath the thickened and over-lapping fore wings, will distinguish most members of the orderOrthoptera. The possession of a sting (in females) and of two pairs of thinmembranous wings — the small hind wing hooked to the rear mar-gin of the fore wing — will distinguish the common JiXM^JiQEXERA. Besides these, there remain a number of groups most of whichhave in the past been included under the order Neuropxera,among which the May-flies will be readily recognized by the lackof mouth


. Beginners' Zoology . e middle of the back, will dis-tinguish the order Coleoptera. Hind wings folded like a fan beneath the thickened and over-lapping fore wings, will distinguish most members of the orderOrthoptera. The possession of a sting (in females) and of two pairs of thinmembranous wings — the small hind wing hooked to the rear mar-gin of the fore wing — will distinguish the common JiXM^JiQEXERA. Besides these, there remain a number of groups most of whichhave in the past been included under the order Neuropxera,among which the May-flies will be readily recognized by the lackof mouth parts and by the possession of two or three long tails ;the dragon-flies by the two pairs of large wings, enormous eyes, andminute bristle-like antennae ; the scorpion-flies, by the possessionof a rigid beak, with the mouth parts at its tip; the caddis-flies,by their hairy wings and lack of jaws; the lace-wings, by theexquisite regularity of the series of cross veins about the margJiof their wings, etc. INSECTS 83. Fig. 139. — May-f ly. What order (see table) ? Exercise in the Use of the Table or Key-Write the name of the order after each of the fol-lowing names of insects : — Wasp (Fig. 122)Weevil (Fig. 163)Squash bug ( Fig. 184)Ant-lion (Fig. 170)Dragon-fly (Fig. 177)Iciineumon-fly (Fig. 159) House-fly (Fig. 172)Flea (Fig. 173)Silver scale or earwig (Fig. 140)Codling moth (Fig. 141)Botfly (Fig. 138)


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