348 TRANSKORMATIONS OF INSECTS. 
others which have hairy wings without any cross-marking, and 
the nervures branch off. Now, there are many amongst the first 
kind which greatly resemble the Orthoptera. They unite, there- 
DIFFERENT INSECTS IN AN ANT-HILL. (Zermes lucifugum.) 
1. Workman. 2. Soldier. 3. Larva. 4. Nymph with small wings. 5. Nymph with 
long wings. 6. Male. 7. Little female. 8. Large female. (All magnified.) 
fore, these two divisions of the insect world, and at the same time 
are more or less separable from the characteristic Vewroptera. 
The Neuroptera live in different manners. Some of them are 
very industrious, are fond of society, and build large homes, whilst 
