54 MEMBERS OF INSECTS. 



astreak('), aband( 2 ), aspot( 3 ), an eyelet( 4 ), a sprink- 

 ling^ 5 ), &c. The outer and lower edges, are, in but- 

 terflies, moths, and some other insects, furnished with 

 fringes( 6 ), and sometimes with a tail( 7 ). 



Markings of the wings of butterflies and moths. 



With respect to texture, the first pair of wings in 

 beetles are so horny and stiff, that they have no close 

 resemblance to what are called wings in other insects. 

 They are indeed less adapted to flight than to cover 

 the second pair in a state of repose, and to balance 

 the body, perhaps, by their weight in flying. Some- 

 times indeed these horny wings, usually called wing 

 cases( 8 ), cannot be separated on the back, in which case 

 the second pair of wings is either very small or 



(1) In Latin, Striga. (2) ID Latin, Fascia. 



(3) In Latin, Macula. (4) In Latin, Ocellus. 



(5) In Latin, Irroratia. (6) In Latin, Cilia. 



(7) In Latin, Cauda. (B) In Latin, Elytra. 



