Author: Louis AgassizPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267978434
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Excerpt from The Classification of Insects From Embryological Data, Vol. 2 The reason why Coleoptera have been so universally considered as the highest among insects, is plainly shown by the position assigned to Cicindela, which is placed at the head. That group is the most carnivorous of the order. But I do not think it right to assign to the carnivorous insects the highest rank, if there is no other reason to consider them as such than the fact, that among Mammalia the Carnivora rank higher than the herbivorous animals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
