LECTURE IX. 
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its imperfect state has been called by Linnaeus by 
the name of Lcirm^ being as it were the mask or 
disguise of the animal in its future form. It is 
much to be wished that the word, with proper va- 
riation, might be received into our own language, 
under the name of Larve, by which means we 
should avoid the inconvenient term of Caterpillar, 
which is apt to convey the idea of one particular 
tribe of insects only. The Larve then differs very 
much in its appearance, according to the different 
tribe to which it belongs. In the Moth and But- 
terfly tribe, as before observed, it is emphatically 
called by the name of Caterpillar, and is univer- 
sally known. In the Beetle tribe it is of a thick 
heavy form, with the body of a rounded and 
bulging appearance at the hind-part. In the Lo- 
cust or Grasshopper tribe, and some others of the 
same order, it does not much differ from the com- 
plete insect, except in not being furnished with 
wings. In the Fly and Bee tribe and some others 
it is popularly known by the name of Maggot, 
and is of an oval-oblong form, without any feet. 
In the Dragon-Flies, and in the Water-Beetles, and 
some other insects, it is often of a very singular 
form, and differs more from the complete insect 
