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ARTICULATES : INSECTS. 



the larva state feed upon ants and other insects, securing 

 them by making pitfalls, at the bottom of which the larva 

 conceals itself, except its jaws, and awaits its prey. 



Fig- 352- 



Ant-Lion, M. obsoletus, Say. 



Fig. 354- 



Fig. 355- 



Pitfall of Ant- Lion ; tips of jaws exposed. Larva of Ant-Lion ; enlarged. 



PANORPAT^E, Latr.- -This Family comprises small neu- 

 roptera which have the head long and narrow, wings nar- 

 row and banded, and the tail armed with a forceps-like 

 apparatus. They are found in woods, and feed upon 

 other insects. 



PHRYGANID.E, Latr., OR CADDICE-FLY FAMILY. This 



Family embraces neuroptera 

 which have the wings broad 

 and parallel-veined, and long 

 antennae. The larvae are found 

 abundantly at the bottom of 

 ponds and streams in cases 

 composed of bits of wood, or 

 grass, or of shells, or grains 

 of sand, and lined with silk. They carry the case about 

 with them, crawling along the bottom, and even rising to 



Caddice-Fly, N . fasciata, Say. 



