Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of NatureGould and Lincoln, 1851 - 344 pagina's |
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Pagina 181
... elytra , or scaly wings of the genus of scarabæus or beetle , furnish an example of this kind . The true wing of the animal is a light transparent membrane , finer than the finest gauze , and not unlike it . It is also , when ex- panded ...
... elytra , or scaly wings of the genus of scarabæus or beetle , furnish an example of this kind . The true wing of the animal is a light transparent membrane , finer than the finest gauze , and not unlike it . It is also , when ex- panded ...
Pagina 300
... Elytra , the external , hard , scaly wings of many insects , such as the beetles . Entomology , the science relating to insects . Epiglottis , a valve which covers the passage from the mouth into the windpipe . Eruca labra , the name of ...
... Elytra , the external , hard , scaly wings of many insects , such as the beetles . Entomology , the science relating to insects . Epiglottis , a valve which covers the passage from the mouth into the windpipe . Eruca labra , the name of ...
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... elytra is to protect the wings and body ; and they are of some assistance in flying . " 9 FIG . 2. A specimen of the elytra covering half the body in the ear - wig , ( forficula auricularia :) one of the elytra is extended , and the ...
... elytra is to protect the wings and body ; and they are of some assistance in flying . " 9 FIG . 2. A specimen of the elytra covering half the body in the ear - wig , ( forficula auricularia :) one of the elytra is extended , and the ...
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