Illustrations of British Entomology, or a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects, Vol. 5: Containing Their Generic and Specific Distinctions; With an Account ... and Economy, as Far as Practicable; Mandib - Softcover

Excerpt from Illustrations of British Entomology, or a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects, Vol. 5: Containing Their Generic and Specific Distinctions; With an Account of Their Metamorphoses, Times of Appearance, Localities, Food, and Economy, as Far as Practicable; Mandibulata

The insects of this family are most frequently of black or obscure colours, and often destitute of wings, or have those organs so much abbreviated as to be useless for flight: the greater portion of the species frequent cellars and other dark places, or beneath stones in sandy districts, and shun the light: others, which are, as usual, of more lively colours, are found beneath the bark of trees or in fungi; all subsist upon vegetable substances, or upon decomposed animal matter.

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