so ORDER OF COLEOPTERA. 
Mother. And what is the distinguish- 
ing character common to all the three 
genera, which shows a fly to belong to 
this order. 
Lucy, The having four scaly wings. 
Mother, Perfectly right : I am satis- 
fied that you do understand me clearly, 
and we will therefore advance a step 
farther. 
The class of insects is divided into 
seven orders, of which the first is called 
coleoptera. 
Lucy, Why did you begin with the 
third order instead of the first ? 
Mother, Because, my dear, your at- 
tention was first engaged by a moth, 
which you know belongs to the third 
order. 
Lucy, What does coleoptera mean ; 
is it also Greek ? 
Mother. The names of all the orders 
are borrowed from that language ; and 
most of the terms in this and in every 
science are derived from either Latin or 
Greek. This materially promotes the 
