388 INSECT MISCELLANIES. 



With four 'win2:.S (Tsracrrs^a). 



GreG:arious (Gregaria). 



Makins: honey — bees, &c. (Mellifica), 



Not makins: honey (IS on mellifica). 



Sohtary (Solitaria). 



Bee-formed (Apiformia). 



Wasp-formed (P'espiformia). 



Butterfly-formed (Papilioniformia). 



With an ovipositor (Seticaudce seu Tripilia), 



THE CIBAllIAN, MAXILLARY, OR MOUTH SYSTEM. 



Fabricius, a Danish systematic writer of high cele- 

 brity, emulous of the fame of Linnaeus, conceived the 

 idea of classifying insects according- to the structure 

 of their mouths, or their feeding organs (Jnstru- 

 menta cibaria). 



Fabricius^ s Classification. 



A. 



1. With the lower jaws naked, free, and carrying 



palpi — beetles (Eleutherata) . 



2. With the lower jaws covered by an obtuse shield 



or lobe — locusts, crickets, &c. (Ulonata). 



3. With the lower jaws jointed at the base, and joined 



with the lip — lace-wing flies, &c. (SynistataJ. 



4. AVith the lower jaws horny, compressed, and often 



elongated — bees, wasps, &c. (Piczata.) 



5. With the lower jaws horny, toothed, and having two 



palpi — dragon-flies, &c. (Opontata). 



6. With the lower jaws horny, vaulted, and no palpi 



—centipedes, wood-lice, &c. (Mitosata), 



B. 



7. With the lower jaws horny, and armed with a 



claw — spiders, &c. (UnogataJ. 



C. 



8. With many jaws within the lip, the palpi mostly 



six (Potygonata), 



