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reflexed process*, which has nothing parallel to it in any other 
order. | 
From the above observations I trust it will appear with suffi- 
cient evidence, that insects which exhibit so many peculiarities in 
their first, middle, and final state, are by such singularity of me- 
tamorphosis and conformation entitled to the distinction of 
forming a new order in an Entomological System. : 
But perhaps it may be objected, that it is scarcel y worth while 
to form a new order for the sake of two genera only, and that it 
would be better to refer them to that, amongst those already esta- 
blished, with which they are most nearly connected. It will be 
sufficient to observe by way of reply to this objection, that this is 
not usually done even in an artificial system ; for every botanist: 
knows that many of the Linnean orders originally consisted of 
only single genera, and that some of the classes themselves in- 
cluded very few : thus, for instance, Heptandria had only three 
genera in two orders, and Dodecandria seven genera in five. - 
Much less is it allowable in a natural system, the object of which 
is to discover the laws established by the Creator of all things, 
and to point out and adhere to those boundaries by which he has ` 
separated one order of beings from another: and the Linnean 
system of Entomology is a near approach to the natural system, 
_aitbough still capable of improvement. Whoever, therefore, upon 
good and sufficient grounds, establishes a new natural order, 
does his part towards carrying it to that perfection of which it is 
susceptible. 
It now remains that I propose a denomination for this new or- 
der, assign to it its place, and lay down its characters and those — 
of the genera which belong to it. Strepsiptera+ is the term I 
propose by which to designate the order, which name I have 
* Tas. IX. fig. 14 and 15. b. T Them. erpeji; and zregov. 
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