ORDERS OF INSECTS. 169 
and exhibiting many remarkable phenomena. They are mostly 
inhabitants of hot countries, and cause immense mischief by 
at aN atay, \ ry eT 
LTD AER SSSI 
y ie Py RSS 
TTT DV _ Sh ON 
S 
LFS THA 
$2 TLp- 
Zigetil 
Fig. 84.—Neuroptera. Aphis-lion (Hemerobiide), imago, larva, and eggs. 
destroying wood-work of all descriptions. Though called 
‘“‘white ants,” it is to be remembered that they are not related 
in any way to the true ants. They build mounds of different 
— af \ \ ‘AN 
j } 
i sal Mii \ 
= 
: | 
\ 
\\\ 
\ 
Fig. 85.—Termites (Termes beilicosus) ; a King, before the wings are cast off : 
6 Queen, with the abdomen distended with eggs ; c Worker ; @ Soldier. 
shapes and sizes, sometimes several feet in height, formed of 
particles of earth worked into a material as hard as stone.” 
Each family of Termites possesses a king and queen, which 
