The Insect World / Being a Popular Account of the Orders of Insects; Together with a Description of the Habits and Economy of Some of the Most Interesting Species

by Louis Figuier

[113] "History of Gambia."

[114] "Note sur les Termites de la Rochelle." Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3e série, tome xx., p. 18. 1853.

[115] "Mémoire sur les Termites observés à Rochefort." Saintes, 1843.

[116] "Mémoires sur la destruction des Termites." Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3e série, tome xx., p. 15.

[117] From [Greek: nêma], a thread; and [Greek: oura], a tail.—Ed.

[118] Charles de Geer, "Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire des Insectes," tome ii., 2e partie, p. 674.

[119] From [Greek: nêma], a thread, and [Greek: pteron], a wing.

[120] From [Greek: phryganion], a stick.

[121] The figure may possibly mislead, as it shows the larva and pupa in the ground, for although recent observations show that this species does occasionally undergo its metamorphoses therein, it is not probable that the larva lives anywhere but in wood.—Ed.

[122] "On a new Order of Insects," Linn. Trans., vol. xi.