Identifier: britishentomolog03curt (find matches)
Title: British entomology; being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland: containing coloured figures from nature of the most rare and beautiful species, and in many instances of the plants upon which they are found
Year: 1823 (1820s)
Authors: Curtis, John, 1791-1862
Subjects: Insects Insects -- Great Britain Botany
Publisher: London, Printed for the author
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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then took out the comb, and destroyed theyoung Wasps by running a pin through them in their cells,and again put the comb into the jar; and in a few days threeothers came out. I fed them with honey, and they seemedto be very fond of it. Nothing has transpired since the combhas been in our possession; but we expect that those cellscontaining the Anomalon, will produce the other sex of theinsect in the course of next summer. The cells occupied werein various situations, from two to four together: each cocoonwas hexagonal, and filled the inside of the Wasps cell; it wasvery tough and silky, round at the bottom and flat at the top.It is worthy of remark, that the cells of the Wasps containingthe Anomalon were closed like the others; and upon openingthem the exuvia of the Wasps grub filled n space about one-third of the cell, from which we conclude that the eggs weredeposited in the bodies of the larvse and lived in them till theybecame nymphae. The plant is Inula pulicaria (Less Fleabane).
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234.ICHNEUMON ATROPOS. Order Hymenoptera. Type of the Genus Ichneumon bidentorius Fah.Ichneumon Linn., Fab., Lat., Fall., Panz. AntenncB inserted between the eyes, in a cavity towards themiddle of the face, long and setaceous, composed of 40 jointsand upwards, basal joint robust, cylindric, truncated obliquely,2nd very short, 3rd slender and the longest, the remainder de-creasing in length to the apex (1* a). Labrum transverse oval, a small portion only exserted, anteriormargin ciliated, and producing from beneath a fleshy acuminatedlobe (2). Mandibles small, resting transversely, slightly bent and bifid,being notched below the apex (3). MaxillcB short, terminated by a large oval ciliated lobe and anarrow fleshy one on the internal side. Palpi very long andslender, composed of 5 joints nearly of equal length, basal jointclavate, 2nd dilated subsecuriform, 3rd and 4th scarcely clavate,5th very slender (4). Mentum short ovate. Labium short hollow membranous. Palpirather long slender and

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