The earthworm and the common housefly : in eight letters / by James Samuelson ; assisted by J. Braxton Hicks.

  • Samuelson, James, 1829-1919.
Date:
1860
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Credit: The earthworm and the common housefly : in eight letters / by James Samuelson ; assisted by J. Braxton Hicks. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INDEX TO PLATES. Pl. I. Frontispiece. Pl. II page 8 Fig. 1. Young Worm escaping from pupa-case. Fig. 2. Earthworm, showing hooks and swelled rings. Fig. 8. Anterior rings of Worm, with lip, hooks, and respiratory apertures.—From Surmeister. Fig. 4. Transverse section of Worm.—From ditto. Pl. III. Diagram showing the anatomy of Musca vomitoria 2(5 Pl. IV 34 Fig. 1. Head of House-fly, magnified 20 diameters: a, a, feelers; b, b, compound eyes; c, proboscis. Fig. 2. Magnified portion of detached cornea. Fig. 3. Section of part of compound eye. Fig. 4. Five ocelli, highly magnified. Pl. V. Proboscis of House-fly 43 Fig. 1. Proboscis entire, showing lancets, &c. Fig. 2. Magnified ribs. Fig. 3. Magnified section of ribs. Pl. VI 51 Fig. 1. Section of Fly, showing nervous system, &c.: a, wing; b, nervous system. Fig. 2. Antenna of Fly. Fig. 2 a. Sensory depressions and closed sacs on the same, highly magnified.