TitleParts of insects
NamesDrury, Dru (1725-1803) (Author)Westwood, J. O. (John Obadiah) (1805-1893) (Editor)
CollectionIllustrations of exotic entomology, containing upwards of six hundred and fifty figures and descriptions of foreign insects, interspersed with remarks and reflections on their nature and properties
Dates / OriginDate Issued: 1837Place: LondonPublisher: H.G. Bohn
Library locationsGeneral Research DivisionShelf locator: QIL+ (Drury, D. Illustrations of exotic entomology)
TopicsInsects
GenresPrintsScientific illustrationsIllustrations
NotesContent: Explanation of Fig. I. : a - The head; b b - The eyes; c c - The palpi; d d - The antennæ; e e - The shoulders. The patagia, or tippets, are placed here; f - The thorax. The part underneath and opposite to this is termed the breast; g - The abdomen, with the annuli or rings of which this part is composed; very conspicuous in such of the Lepidoptera as are figured in Plate 27, 28, and 29. A A - The anterior wings; B B - The posterior wings; h h - The bases of the wings; i i - The tips; k k k k - The anterior margin; l l - The posterior or internal margin; m m m m - The external edges; n n - The lower of the anterior wings; o o - The uppper corners of the posterior wings; p p - The abdominal edges. In the butterfly tribe this part forms the abdominal groove; q q - The anal angle; r r - The tails, whereof some species have four, as in Pl.1, 2, and 7; s s - The eyes on the wings. From round spots resembling an eye; t A - waved bar; u u - An irregular indented bar. (The terms upper side and under side, mentioned in all the descriptions of the farinaceous tribe, require no explanation.) Explanation of Fig. II : a - The head; b - The palpi; c - The antennæ; d - The eyes; e - The dorsum of the prothorax, commonly called the thorax in beetles, whereof the under part is the prosternum; f - The lateral margin of the thorax; g - The posterior margin of the thorax; h h - The upper horn; i i - The lower horn; k - The scutellum; l l - The wings cases, or elytra; m m - The suture; n n - The lateral margin of the wing cases; o - The anus; p - The fore thigh; q - The middle thigh; r - The hinder thigh; s s- The fore tibiæ; t t - The middle tibiæ; u u - The hinder tibiæ; w w w w w w - The tarsi; x x x x x x - The articulation of the tarsi with the tibiæ; y y y - The articulation of the tibiæ with the femora; z z z - The hooks or clawes, (ungues). Explanation of Fig. III : a - The head; b b - The palpi; c c - The antennæ; d d - The eyes; e - The prosternum, whereof the upper part is the prohorax; f - The mesosternum; g g - The dilated posterior coxæ; h h h h - The abdomen, with its annuli or rings; o - The anus; p - The fore thighs; q q - The middle thighs; r r - The hinder thighs; s s - The fore tibiæ; t t - The middle tibiæ; u u - The hinder tibiæ; w w w w w w - The tarsi; x x x x x x - The articulation of the tarsi with the tibiæ; y y y y y y - The articulation of the tibiæ with the femora, or thighs; z z - The hooks or clawsl (ungues.) Fig. IV - is inserted only to show the three little eyes, which are placed in a triangular manner, and mentioned in some of the descriptions, viz. Pl. 43, Fig.4, 5, 6 , &c. / [Cf. These explanations on p. xxv-xxvi]
Physical DescriptionExtent: 27. 5 x 20 cm
Type of ResourceStill image
IdentifiersNYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13550457Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): edb23740-c6bc-012f-81ce-58d385a7bc34
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