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The works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 2 (of 4)

Note 167 — Chapter XVII

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The following classification of the Insecta is employed in this chapter.

I. Aptera.

(1) Collembola.

(2) Thysanura.

II. Orthoptera.

(1) Orthoptera genuina (Blatta, Locusta, etc.).

(2) " pseudoneuroptera (Termes, Ephemera, Libellula).

III. Hemiptera.

(1) Hemiptera heteroptera (Cimex, Notonecta, etc.).

(2) " homoptera (Aphis, Cicada, etc.).

(3) " parasita (Pediculus, etc.).

IV. Diptera.

(1) Diptera genuina (Musca, Tipula, etc.).

(2) " aphaniptera (Pulex, etc.).

(3) " pupipara (Braula, etc.).

V. Neuroptera.

(1) Neuroptera planipennia (Myrmeleon, etc.).

(2) " trichoptera (Phryganea, etc.).

VI. Coleoptera.

VII. Lepidoptera.

VIII. Hymenoptera.

(1) Hymenoptera aculeata (Apis, Formica, etc.).

(2) " entomophaga (Ichneumon, Platygaster, etc.).

(3) " phytophaga (Tenthredo, Sirex, etc.).

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