APTEROUS INSECTS.' 



THE Lrrraeaa order Apt-era, -comprises all 

 Bute of wings in botfe. sexes. 



insects as axe dead- 



OF THE TEEMES TRIBE. 



THE p-esefFfc tirbe is arranged by Limwews among tfoe Aptereraa 

 Insects : but it raigfet with e^ual propriety have beea inserted with the 

 Neuroptera or Hymenoptera ; for tke makss of aaost -of the species, ii 

 a perfect state, kave either two oe: four wings. 



THE DEJLTH-WATCM TfiKMES. 



In <^d wood, decayed ftwnitua*e, Miaseumfl, amd oeg^ected 

 these insects WT-Q almost always to be fon<l ; aod both the male and 

 female, for tke purpose of attracting each otter., bav-e th power of 

 making a ticking noise, not unlike that of a watch. 



The Death -watch T-ernaes seem to have very litde alliaaee to 

 following 



THE WHIT ANTS. 



The anwalfi of tkk -eKtraoTdinary <x^mm unity are fo^and im 



East iw-dies, ami in many part* 

 -of Africa and South Ana-erica, 

 wfi-ere tih-eia* d-esp reflations ai^d 

 greatly dreaded by the mha ; ba- 

 tants. 1'feey are naturally di- 

 vided into three orders . 1. Th 

 workitag insects, 2. Th fighter.^ 

 or goMiera, which perform no 

 ether labor than such as is ne- 

 oessary in defenoe of th-e Rests; 

 and -S. The winged or perfect 

 insects, which are male aoi 

 WK AOT. female, and capable of multi- 



plying the species. 



The nests, or rather kills, of tkese Ants, (for they are often 



