Neuroptera

Zell's Condensed Dictionary · 1879 · p. 33
(nu-rop'ter-ah.) (From Gr. neuron, a nerve, and ple ron, a wing.] (Zool.) A sub-order of insects, embracing those which have four membranous Fig. 493. ASCALAPHUS LONGICORN US. net-winged wings (Fig. 493), the hinder ones largest, the mouth furnished with jaws, and the abdomen destitute of string and piercer. In some the transformation is complete, in others only partial. [s. 639] IMG:p0684_0.jpg:Gravür
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