Dialogues On Entomology in Which the Forms And Habits of Insects Are Familiarl
Dialogues On Entomology in Which the Forms And Habits of Insects Are Familiarl
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DIALOGUE XV.
STAG BEETLE, OR LUCANUS CERVUS. GAR- DEN TORTOISE BEETLE, OR CASSIDA VIRIDIS. LADYBIRD, OR COCCINELLA PUNCTATA. GLOW WORM, FIRE FLY, OR LAMPYRIS.
LUCY. Well, mamma, to-day we are to have some of the other genera in cole- optera.
Mother. The second genus consists of the lucanidce*; and that species of it called lucanus cervus *, or stag beetle, is the largest insect belonging to this order, that is found in Great Britain : it is thus described ; the antennae clavated, pec- tinated, ...and fissile ; the maxilltf, or man- dibles, extended like horns ; and five joints in each footf.
* Cervus, a stag. F Plate VI.
Pf. 6.
f V /, r "ft / Y/, J //, - : '/v/y _, $tr//, r /. /. Y/J. />v Ji . ///////// X/ y'J///.
LUCANUS CERVUS, OR STAG BEETLE. 109 Lucy. I know that clavated means club shaped, that fissile is divided, and that pectinated is feathered ; but I wish you would explain how antennae can be all three.
Mother. It is thus : the antennae are club shaped ; the clubs are divided, or split ; and they are all slightly feathered along the edges.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
DIALOGUE XV.
STAG BEETLE, OR LUCANUS CERVUS. GAR- DEN TORTOISE BEETLE, OR CASSIDA VIRIDIS. LADYBIRD, OR COCCINELLA PUNCTATA. GLOW WORM, FIRE FLY, OR LAMPYRIS.
LUCY. Well, mamma, to-day we are to have some of the other genera in cole- optera.
Mother. The second genus consists of the lucanidce*; and that species of it called lucanus cervus *, or stag beetle, is the largest insect belonging to this order, that is found in Great Britain : it is thus described ; the antennae clavated, pec- tinated, ...and fissile ; the maxilltf, or man- dibles, extended like horns ; and five joints in each footf.
* Cervus, a stag. F Plate VI.
Pf. 6.
f V /, r "ft / Y/, J //, - : '/v/y _, $tr//, r /. /. Y/J. />v Ji . ///////// X/ y'J///.
LUCANUS CERVUS, OR STAG BEETLE. 109 Lucy. I know that clavated means club shaped, that fissile is divided, and that pectinated is feathered ; but I wish you would explain how antennae can be all three.
Mother. It is thus : the antennae are club shaped ; the clubs are divided, or split ; and they are all slightly feathered along the edges.
What to read after Dialogues On Entomology in Which the Forms And Habits of Insects Are Familiarl?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James Douglas to read onlineMoreLess
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