NEUROPTERA. 



CHARACTERISTICS. 



1. Wings four, many- veined, sometimes spotted with con- 

 trasting colors. The main vein of the wing is usually 

 some distance from the front margin of the wing, and 

 the space is crossed by many oblique, parallel veins. 



2. Mandibles strong; in the male sometimes enormously 

 enlarged. 



False Rear Horses. 



1. Wing-covers usually shorter than the abdomen and 

 bending around it, not lying flat on the back as in the 

 praying mantids. 



2. Front legs much larger than the other two pairs, and used 

 for seizing the prey. 



3. Prothorax long and slender; the front pair of legs fastened 

 well forward at its front, so as to bring them close up to 

 the head. 



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