PHYLUM ARTHROPOD A 



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Order Neuroptera 



A quite miscellaneous assemblage of insects, having Lace-wing 

 the veining of the wings more or less netlike, including ant ii ons 

 the lace-wing 

 fly (Chrysopa) 

 and the. ant 

 lion. In most 

 cases the 

 larvae are ter- 

 restrial, but 

 the Dobson 

 flies and their 

 relatives, often placed in a distinct order, have aquatic 



larvae. 



Order Isoptera 



The so-called white ants, which are not ants, while Termites 

 some of them are black. They are strictly terrestrial, 



c d 



From Bulletin 67, U. S. National Museum 

 FIG. 84. A lace-wing fly (Chrysopa) : a, eggs ; 6, larva ; 

 c, cocoons ; d, adult fly with left wings removed. 



From Bulletin 67, U. S. National Museum 

 FIG. 85. A "white ant," Termes flavipes : a, worker; b, male; c, e, f, stages of 



female; d, soldier. 



