SECOND SECTION. 



ANATOMY. 



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THE examination of the exterior form of the body is succeeded by the 

 investigation of its internal construction. This branch of natural science 



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is distinguished by the name of ANATOMY (derived from avare/jiVEiv, to 

 cut up) ; but the portion of it which treats of the interior structure of 

 insects might be appropriately called Entomotomy (derived from IVTO- 

 p.ov, insect, and ripvtiv, to cut). 



As it was not our object in the preceding chapter to explain the 

 mode whereby the different parts of the body stand mutually con- 

 nected, but which combination and connection is of importance to the 

 formation of the complex organism we have already examined exter- 

 nally, it is therefore incumbent upon us, in this section, to display the 

 fundamental parts, or, as it were, the keys of this entire organism, and 

 what the different materials are which must necessarily unite to con- 

 stitute the organic body we have just treated of. The information 

 which will be conveyed in this section will consequently be richer in 

 its results towards a knowledge of the life of insects in general, as it 

 will materially tend to show how far the differences of form are influ- 

 enced by differences of structure, and what their mutual relations are. 

 We shall nevertheless restrict ourselves, even in this section, to a mere 

 description of forms, but principally of the internal parts, and conse- 

 quently of their structure, reserving the reply to all questions upon 

 the importance of each individual organ, its function, and sphere of 

 action, to the next ensuing section. 



But, before we pass on to the contemplation of these new objects, a 

 few general remarks will not be inapposite to determine the natural 

 succession of the investigations we are about to institute. 



