NEUROPTEKA. 



Dragon-plies (Odonata). 



The Dragon-flies are all carnivorous, feeding oif butterflies 

 and moths and other insects when adult, and upon various 



Fig, 167. — Dbacon-klifs. 



A, A Dragon-fly (.Ksi-hna graii'!'.^), partly dissected; B, larva; c, pupa; i>, head of 

 LibeUtda dpprc-s.su, h, Head ; / to I", thoracic segments ; a, abdomen ; an, antenna* ; 

 e, c, eyes; m, Jaws ; /, upper lip. (Nicholson.) 



water insects when in the larval stage. They are often called 

 Sketer Hawks, because they devour the aquatic mosquito larvas. 

 The adults have large eyes, these often occupying the greater 



