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occasionally ventures out after dark in the 

 >anu- manner. The approved method of taking i 

 wigs on the wing is by means of a tarred board, 

 on which they may be caught in small numl- 

 When the broad transparent wings are expanded, 

 they are really beautiful and striking object^. 



NO. J FEMALE EARWIG WITH II KR WINGS EXPANDED. 



What becomes of the wings, however, when 

 the insect is at rest or crawling ? Well, they are 

 almost invisibly tucked up in a most curious and 

 marvellous way under the horny outer pair, or 

 wing-cases. In beetles, the horny front pair or 

 wing-cases completely cover and hide the hind 



