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Mother, You are right : now observe 
the other peculiarities, and let me see if 
you can find out its name. 
Lucy, The body is so deeply divided 
ft*om the thorax, that the fly seems to be 
almost cut through ; and there is a sort 
of scale between the thorax and abdo- 
men, which I do not think you have yet 
described to me. 
Mother, Now look over these differ- 
ent genera in hymenoptera ; perhaps you 
may find one of them with some charac- 
teristic answering to that scale. 
Lucy, Sphex, ichneumon, vespa, apis> 
Oh yes, here is the formica, or ant, which 
has a scale. 
Mother. Very well: read the de- 
crip tion. 
Lucy, " Formica, an erect squamula 
(or scale) between the thorax and the 
abdomen — antennaj filiform — head large 
— females and neutrals have a sting con- 
cealed — females and males have wings ; 
neutrals, or labourers, none," Then, 
