[1681] From πνυμι to breathe and σέγω to cover.
[1682] Plates [VIII.] [IX.] n´.
[1683] At first I had named this piece the antecosta, and the mesostethium the postcosta; and there is certainly some analogy between the thorax of insects, consisting of several pieces that follow each other, and the vertebral column; between their three sternums and the sternum, and between their other pieces and the ribs of vertebrate animals. Comp. Chabrier, ubi supr. c. iv. 49. note 1.
[1684] Plates [VIII.] [IX.] o´.
[1685] Plate [VIII.] Fig. 12. 13. o´. z´.