The Insect World Being a Popular Account of the Orders of Insects; Together with a Description of the Habits and Economy of Some of the Most Interesting Species

Part 39

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Beetle, Asparagus, 521. " Bacon, 475. " _Bacon_, 475. " Bee, 441. " _Burying, interring the body of a rat_, 471. " Clock, Dumbledor, Shard-born, 458. " Rose, 436. " Stag, 461. " Tiger, 494. " Water, 477. " Whirligig, 478.

Bittacus tipularis, 428. " _tipularis_, 429.

Blaps, 497. " obtusa, 498. " _obtusa_, 499. " sulcata, 498.

Blatta, 285. " Germanica, 286. " Laponica, 286. " Orientalis, 287.

Blepharis, 291. " mendica, 291. " _mendica, and its Larva_, 290.

_Blue-bottle Fly, magnified_, 79. " " _Retractile Proboscis of_, 80.

Boatman, The, 97.

_Bocydium globulare_, 115.

Bombus muscorum, 358.

Bombycidæ, 249.

Bombycina, 209.

Bombylidæ, 49.

Bombylius major, 51. " _major_, 50.

Bombyx, 210; Caterpillar of, 220; of the Ailanthus, 245; of the Castor-oil, 247. " Atlas, 249. " Cynthia, 245. " mori, 210, 220; Apparatus for Stifling the Chrysalides of, 236; Cocoon of, 237, 238; Larva, Pupa, and Moth of, 236. " _mori, Cocoon of_, 235. " " _Larva, Pupa, Cocoon, and Moth of_, 236. " " _Spherical Cocoon of_, 235. " neustria, 249. " Pernyi, 241. " processionea, 249. " ricini, 247. " yama-maï, 241.

Boreus hyemalis, 429, 430. " _hyemalis_, 429.

Bostrichus, 518. " capucinus, 397.

Bot-fly, The, 54, 60. " _Bot-fly_, 60. " _Bumps produced on Cattle by Larvæ of_, 64. " _Herd of Cattle Attacked by_, 61. " _Imago of, emerging_, 65. " _Ovipositor of the_, 65.

Brachycera, meaning of the word, 47.

Brachycola robusta, 288.

Breeze-fly of the Sheep, 66.

Bruchus, 517. " pisi, 517. " rufimanus, 517.

Bug, 91; Egg of, 93; Means of Destroying, 94; Moquin-Tandon on, 93. " Bed, 92. " _Bed_, 93. " _Egg of_, 93. " Fly, 94. " Needle, 97. " Red Cabbage, 91. " Red Garden, 92. " Water, 90, 97. " Wood, 91.

Buprestidæ, 514.

Buprestis, 514. " albosparsa, 515. " imperialis, 515. " _imperialis_, 514.

Burnet Moth, 193. " " Six-spot, 193.

Butalis, 279.

Butterflies, Copper, 179. " _Different Forms of the Scales of_, 165. " Hair-streak, 178.

Butterfly, Definition of, 165; Eyes of, 168; Flight of, 167; Scales of, 165. " Black Hair-streak, 178. " Black-veined White, 175. " Blue Argus, 181. " Brimstone, 178. " Brown Argus, 182. " Brown Hair-streak, 178. " Cabbage, 149, 176. " Clouded Yellow, 178. " Comma, 187. " Green Hair-streak, 179. " Green-veined White, 177. " Large Tortoise-shell, 182, 183. " _Leg of, armed with hooks_, 167. " _Leg not suitable for Walking_, 167. " Meadow Brown, 192. " Orange-tip, 177. " Painted Lady, 187. " Peacock, 182. " Purple Emperor, 190. " Purple Hair-streak, 179. " Red Admiral, 186. " Scarce Swallow-tailed, 174. " Small Tortoise-shell, 182. " Small White, 177. " Swallow-tailed, 172. " White Admiral, 189. " _Butterfly's Trunk_, _Section of_, 170.

_Cabbage Butterfly_, _Caterpillars of the_, 150.

Caddis Flies, 402, 430, 431.

Calandra granaria, 517.

Calepteryx, 423.

Callidium, 397. " sanguineum, 397.

Calliphora, 77. " vomitoria, 77; Réaumur on, 77.

Calosoma, 487. " auropunctata, 486. " _auropunctata_, 486. " " _Pupa and Larva of_, 486. " inquisitor, 489. " sycophanta, 487. " _sycophanta pursuing a Bombardier Beetle_, 487.

_Camberwell Beauty_, 185.

Campylocnemis, 489. " Schroeteri, 489. " _Schroeteri_, 491.

Canary-shouldered Thorn, Caterpillar of, 142.

_Canary-shouldered Thorn_, _Caterpillar of_, 142.

Cantharadine, 500.

Cantharides, 498. " _Gathering_, 501.

Cantharis, 498. " vesicatoria, 499.

Capricorne, Great, 519.

Carabus Adonis, 485. " _Adonis_, 485. " auratus, 484; Nervous System of, 18. " _auratus_, 485. " " _Digestive Apparatus of_, 9. " " _Nervous System of_, 19. " " _Secretory Apparatus of_, 11. " auronitens, Larva of, 486. " _auronitens_, _Larva of_, 486. " _canaliculatus_, 485. " _nodulosus_, 486. " rutilans, 487. " smaragdinus, 487. " splendens, 487. " Vietinghovii, 487. " Carabus violaceus, 485. " " _violaceus_, 485.

_Carpenter Bee_, _Pupæ_, _Eggs_, _Galleries_, _and Nests_, 363.

Cassida, 520. " viridis, 520.

Castor-oil Plant, Silkworm of the, 247.

Caterpillar, food of, 143; Description of, _ib._; Scaly Legs of the Gipsy Moth, 139; Looper, 141, 265. " _Membranous Legs of a Large_, 140.

Catocala, 151. " Americana, The, 260, 262. " _Americana_, 262. " fraxini, 260, 262; Larvæ of, 152. " _fraxini_, 262. " " _Larvæ of_, 152. " nupta, 261, 263. " _nupta_, 263. " paranympha, 260. " _paranympha_, 263.

Cebrionides, 512.

Cecidomyia, 43, _note_.

Centrotus cornutus, 116. " _cornutus_, 115.

Cephalemyia ovis, 66. " _ovis_, 66. " " _Sheep attacked by_, 67.

Cerambyx, 519. " heros, 519. " " _Imago and Pupa of_, 519. " " _Larva of_, 520.

Cetonia argentea, 440. " _argentea_, 440. " aurata, 437. " hirtella, 439. " splendidula, 438. " stictica, 439.

Cetoniadæ, 437.

Ceutorhynchus brassicæ, 517.

Chærocampa Elpenor, 196, 200. " nerii, 196.

Chafers, 436.

Chalcididæ, The, 288; Larvæ of, 314.

Chalicodoma, 366; Nests of, 367.

Charaxes Jasius, 190, 191. " _Jasius_, 191. " " _Larva of_, 191.

Chartergus lecheguana, 376. " nidulans, 376.

Chelonia caja, 153; Larva of, 153. " " _Larva of_, 153. " " " _forming its Cocoon_, 154.

Chermes variegatus, 129.

Chiasognathus Grantii, 466. " _Grantii_, 469.

Chigo, The, 30; Eggs not Hatched in the Wound made by, 30.

Chimatobia brumata, 267, 268. " " _Male and Female_, 268.

Chionobas aello, 191, 192. " _allo_, 192.

Chlorion compressum, 288.

Choreutes dolosana, 269, 271. " _dolosana_, 271.

Chrysalis, 19, 146; meaning of the word, 160, _note_.

Chrysides, The, 314.

Chrysochroa, the genus, 515.

Chrysomelidæ, 520.

Chrysops cæcutiens, 48. " _cæcutiens_, 49.

Chylific Ventricle, 9; its Appendages, 9. " _Ventricle, Posterior Extremity of_, 10.

Cicada, 101. " (_male_), 103. " Ash, 108. " _Larva of_, 107. " (_female_) _laying her eggs_, 106. " (_male_) _Musical Apparatus of_, 105. " orni, 109. " plebeia, 108. " _Pupa of_, 107.

Cicadæ, 101.

Cicindela campestris, 494. " _Larva of_, 495. " _Ambush of Larva of_, 495. " capensis, 494. " _capensis_, 495. " Dumoulinii, 494. " _Dumoulinii_, 494. " heros, 494. " _heros_, 495. " hybrida, 494. " maritima, 494. " _Pupa of_, 496. " quadrilineata, 494. " _quadrilineata_, 495. " rugosa, 494. " _rugosa_, 494. " scalaris, 494. " _scalaris_, 494. " sylvatica, 494.

Cicindelidæ, 484, 491.

Cimex lectularius, 92.

Circulation in Insects, 12, _et seq._; Incomplete, 25.

Claviger, 473. " foveolatus, 473. " _foveolatus_, 474.

Cleptes, 314.

Cleridæ, 515.

Clerus formicarius, 515.

Cloëon, 419. " diptera, 419. " _diptera_, 420.

Coccinella septempunctata, 520.

Coccinellidæ, 521.

Coccus, 129. " cacti, 129. " ilicis, 136. " lacca, 136. " manniparus, 137. " polonicus, 136. " sinensis, 139.

Cochineal, 129. " _Insects_ (_male and female_), 130. " _Branch of Cactus with_, 134. " _Gathering in Algeria_, 132. " oak-tree, 129.

Cochleoctonus, 510. " vorax, 510.

Cochylis francilana, 269, 271. " _francilana_, 271.

Cockchafer, 445, 446; Larva of, 452; Pupa of, 452.

_Cockchafer_, 447. " _Diligence surrounded by_, 450. " _Larva of_, 452. " _Pupa of_, 452.

Cockroach, 284, 285, 286. " _The_, 287.

_Cocoon, after Réaumur_, 152.

_Cocoons, Sheets of Paper prepared for Moths with rows of_, 238 (_two figs._). " _Apparatus for Stifling the Chrysalides in_, 237.

Colias edusa, 176, 178.

Colymbetes cinereus, 481. " _cinereus_, 481. " notatus, 481. " _notatus_, 481. " striatus, 481. " _striatus_, 481.

_Comma Butterfly_, 187.

Conops, 54, 59.

_Conops_, 69. " rufipes, The, 69.

_Convolvulus Sphinx_, The, 204.

Copiphora, 300.

Copris, 458. " lunaris, 458.

Corixa, 98. " femorata, 99. " mercenaria, 99. " striata, 98. " _striata_, 98.

_Cornea, a compound_, 2.

Corydia, the species of, 288.

Cossus, the genus, 257. " ligniperda, 257.

Crachat de Coucou, 112.

Creophili, The, 70.

Cricket, The, 284, 293. " Field, 293. " House, 294. " Mole, 296.

Crioceris, 520. " asparagi, 521. " merdigera, 520. " _merdigera, Larva and Imago of_, 520.

Crop, The, 8.

Ctenostoma, 497. " _rugosa_, 499.

Cuckoo's Spittle, 112.

Cucullia verbasci, 155; Cocoon of, 165; Larva of, 165. " " _Cocoon of_, 155. " " _Larva of_, 155.

Cucuyo, 512. " _The_, 514.

Culex, The, 35.

Culicidæ, The, 35.

Cursoria, 293.

Cybister, 477, 480. " Ræselii, 479. " _Ræselii_, 479.

Cynips, The, 394. " insana, 395.

Cynips quercusfolii, 395.

Cynthia cardui, 187.

Cyphocrana gigas, 291.

_Cyphonia furcata_, 115.

Cyria imperialis, 514.

Dacus, 85. " oleæ, 86; M. Guérin-Méneville on, 86. " _oleæ_, 86. " _Gallery formed by_, 88. " _Larvæ of_, 88. " _Olives attacked by_, 87.

_Daddy Longlegs_, 45.

Damaster, 489. " _blaptoides_, 490.

_Death's-Head Hawk-Moth_, 205. " " _Chrysalis of_, 207. " " _Larvæ of_, 206.

Decticus verrucivorus, 299. " _verrucivorus_, 299.

Deilephila, the genus, 196. " Elpenor, 196, 200. " _Elpenor_, 200. " " _Larva of_, 201. " " _Pupa of_, 201. " Euphorbiæ, 196. " _Euphorbiæ_, 197. " " _Larva of_, 197. " nerii, 196, 198. " _nerii_, 198. " " _Larva of_, 199. " " _Pupa of_, 199.

Dermaptera, the Order, 284, _note_.

Dermestes lardarius, 475. " vulpinus, 475.

Dermestidæ, 474.

Dichæta, The, 54.

Dicranura verbasci, 259. " _verbasci_, 259. " vinula, Larva of, 158, 259. " _vinula_, 258. " " _Larva of_, 258.

Diptera, Fecundity of the, 34; Divisions of the Order, 34; Meaning of the Name, 33; Organs of the, _ib._; Immense Numbers of Species of, 34; the Office of the, _ib_.; Strength in the, 24.

Dom Allou, Réaumur's mention of, 39.

Donacia nymphea, 23.

Donaciæ, 520.

Dorcus Titan, 466. " " _Dorcus Titan_, 468.

Dragon-fly, 402, 419; Common, 422.

Drilus, the genus, 510. " flavescens, 510. " Mauritanicus, 511.

_Drone, or Male Bee_, 319.

Dynastes Hercules, 457, 461. " _Hercules_, 464.

Dytiscus, 477. " latissimus, 480. " _latissimus_, 479. " marginalis, 480. " " _Male and Female_, 478. " " _Pupa and Larva of_, 479.

Earwig, Common, 284, 285. " " _Larva_, _Pupa_, _and Imago_, 285.

Echinomyia, the genus, 70. " _grossa_, 70.

Écume printanière, 112.

_Elater, Jumping Organ of_, 511 (_two figs._). " _Larva of the_, 511.

Elateridæ, 511. " phosphorescent, 512.

Elenchus, 504. " Walkeri, 504.

_Emperor Moth_, 249.

Empidæ, M. Macquart on the, 50, 51.

Empusa, 291. " gongylodes, 291.

Enema infundibulum, 460.

Ephemera, 402, 418; Larva of an, 419; Pupa of an, _ib._ " Common, 418. " _Larva of an_, 419. " _Pupa of an_, 419. " Respiratory Apparatus of, 17. " vulgata, 418. " _imago_, 418.

Ephemeræ, 51.

Ephemeridæ, 417.

Ephippiger, 300. " vitium, 300.

Epinectus, 483. " sulcatus, 483. " _sulcatus_, 483.

Erebia Euryale, 191. " _Euryale_, 191.

Erebus strix, 261, 264. " _strix_, 264.

Eremiaphila, 291.

Eremobia, The, 311.

Euchlora, 456.

Eugonia alniaria, Larva of, 142.

_Eyed Hawk-Moth_, 208.

Eyes, 2; Compound, _ib._; Number of Facettes in Various Insects, _ib._; in the Genus Scarabæus, _ib._; Crystalline of, 3; Pigment of, _ib._; Simple, 4.

Femur, 6.

_Field Cricket_, 294.

Flea, 27; Jump of a, 22; Strength of, 28; Eggs of, 29; the Learned, _ib._; Metamorphosis of, 29; Larva of, ib. " _Flea_, 27. " Grasshopper, 114.

Flies, a beggar eaten by, 73.

_Fly, Extremity on the Proboscis of_, 80. " Lancet of a, 82. " Executioner. 83. " House, 83. " Lantern 109. " _Lips of the Proboscis of_, 81. " Ox, 83. " Spanish, 499.

_Forester, The_, 194.

Forficula, 285. " auricularia, 285.

Formica cunicularia, 392.

Formicæ, 378.

Formica flava, 382. " fuliginosa, 382. " fusca, 390. " sanguinea, 390, 393.

Formicariæ, 314.

Fossores, 393.

Fossorial Hymenoptera, 393.

Froghopper, 114. " _The_, 114.

Fulgora lanternaria, 109.

_Gad-flies, Herd of Horses attacked by_, 56.

Gad-fly, 54; M. Joly on, _ib._ " Eggs of, 57.

Galerita, 490. " Lecontei, 492. " _Lecontei_, 492. " _Larva of_, 492.

Galerucæ, 520.

_Gall Insect_, 395.

Galleria, Bee-hive, or Wax, 278, 348. " _Galleria cerella_, 278.

Gallicolæ, 314.

Gallinsecta, 129.

Gall-insects, The, 314, 395.

_Gall, Interior of a_, 395.

Galls, Oak, 395. " _produced by Insect_, 395.

Ganglions, Cephalic, 18. " Lacordaire, M., on, 18.

Geocorisæ, The, 90.

Geometers, 142, 264.

Geometrinæ, the Family of the, 264. " Caterpillars of the, 264.

Geotrupes, 457. " stercorarius, 24, 458.

Ghost Moth, The, 257.

_Gipsey-Moth, Scaly Legs of the Caterpillar of_, 139.

Gizzard, The, 9.

Glossina morsitans, 74.

Glow-worm, 509

Gnat, The, 35; Water good for the Cure of Bites, 38. " _The_, 35. " _Antennæ of_, 36. " _Eggs of, magnified_, 42. " _Head of_, 36. " _Lancets of_, 37. " _Larva of_, 38. " _Pupa of_, 39. " _Trunk of, magnified_, 37.

_Gnats emerging_, 41.

Gnorimus nobilis, 445.

Goat Moth, 255. " _The_, 256.

Goliathus, 439. " cacicus, 440. " " _Male and Female_, 442, 443. " Derbyana, 440. " _Derbyana_, 441. " Druryi, 440. " _Druryi_, 444. " Polyphemus, 440. " _Polyphemus_, 441.

Golofa claviger, 458. " _claviger_, 458. " Porteri, 459.

Gonepteryx rhamni, 178.

Grapta, C. album, The, 187.

Grasshopper, 284, 293. " Great Green, 299.

Grave-diggers, 470.

Gryllacris, the genus, 300.

Gryllo-talpa vulgaris, The, 295; Nest of the, 297.

Gryllus campestris, The, 293. " domesticus, The, 294. " sylvestris, The, 295.

Guérin-Méneville, M., on the Sciara, 46.

Gullet, 8.

Gyrinidæ, 477.

Gyrinus, 482. " distinctus, 483. " _distinctus_, 483. " natator, 482. " _natator_, 482. " _Larva of_, 482. " striatus, 483. " _striatus_, 483.

_Hair-Moth_, 282.

Halictophagus, 504. " Curtisii, 504.

_Haliplus fulvus_, 481.

Harpalidæ, 490.

Harpalus æneus, 490. " _æneus_, 492.

Hautle, M. Virlet d'Aoust's description of, 98.

Hawk-Moth, Elephant, 196, 200. " Eyed, 208. " Lime-tree, 209. " Oleander, 196, 197. " Poplar, 209.

Head, The, 1.

Heart, 13.

Helomyza, 85. " _a Species of_, 85.

Helophilus, 52. " _Larvæ of a_, 53. " _Species of_, 53.

Hemerobidæ, 428.

Hemerobius, 427.

Hepialus, the Genus, 257. " humuli, 257.

Herisson, 153.

Heterocera. _See_ Moth.

_Heterocerus, Hind Legs of a_, 7.

Hipparcia Janira, 192.

Hister, 467. " _rugosus_, 470.

Hive, Bell-shaped, 351. " _Bell-shaped_, 351. " _Cells of_, 326. " English, 351. " _English_, 351. " Garden, 354. " _Garden_, 354. " _in Leaves_, 322. " Interior of a, 327. " _Interior of a_, 327. " Polish, 353. " _Polish_, 353. " Swiss, 352. " _Swiss_, 352. " _under Shade of Trees_, 355.

Homoderus Mellyi, 466.

_Honeycomb, Portion of, with Eggs in Cells_, 330.

Hop-dog, The, 253.

Hornet, The, 370, 375. " _The_, 370.

_Hornet's Nest, Hanging_, 375.

_Horse-fly, Male and Female_, 57. " _Larvæ of, in Stomach of Horse_, 58.

_House-fly_, 83.

Humble Bee, 313; Nest of, 358. " _Male_, 358. " _Nest of the Moss_, 360.

_Humble Bee's Nest, Cells from_, 359.

_Humming-Bird Hawk-Moth_, 195. " " _Caterpillar of_, 196.

Hybernia defoliaria, 267. " leucophearia, 267. " _leucophearia, Male_, 267.

Hydaticus grammicus, 482. " _grammicus_, 482.

Hydrocorisæ, The, 90, 97.

Hydrometræ, The, 91, 96.

Hydrometra stagnorum, 97. " _stagnorum_, 97.

Hydrophili, 476.

Hydrophilus, Four Stages of the, 20. " piceus, 476. " _in its Four Stages_, 21. " _Abdomen of_, 477. " _piceus_, 476. " _Pupa of the_, 477.

Hydroporus confluens, 481. " _confluens_, 481. " griseo-striatus, 481. " _griseo-striatus_, 481.

Hydropsyche, 432. " atomaria, 433. " _atomaria, Larva, Pupa, &c._, 433.

Hydrous caraboides, 477.

Hylesinus, 518. " piniperda, 518. " _piniperda_, 518.

Hymenoptera, Fossorial, 393. " Power of Flight in the, 24.

_Hypsauchenia balista_, 115.

Iassus devastans, 114.

Ichneumons, The, 394; Larvæ of, 314.

Imago, 19.

Inca, 445. " clathrata, 445. " _clathrata_, 446.

Insect, Names of the Principal Parts of an, 1; Various Stages of, 20; Strength of, 21; Power of Traction in, 23; Classes of, 26. " Leaf, 285. " _The Adult_, 400. " _Head of_, 1. " _Mouth of a Masticating_, 6. " _Organs of Circulation_, 8. " " _Breathing in an_, 14.

Intestine, Large and Small, 8.

Julodis, The Genus, 515.

_Jumping Insect, Posterior Leg of a_, 7.

Kakerlac Americana, 287. " insignis, 288.

Kermes, 136. " Polish, 136.

Laccophilus minutus, 482. " _minutus_, 482. " variegatus, 481. " _variegatus_, 481.

Lackey Moth, The, 249. " _The_, 250.

Lady-bird, 520. " _Larva of the_, 520.

Lady-birds, 521.

Lamellicornes, The, 436.

Lampyridæ, 509.

Lampyris noctiluca, 509. " " _Male and Female_, 509.

Lantern Fly, The, 110.

Larva, 19; Meaning of the Word, 20. " _The_, 400. " _Aquatic, Branchiæ of_, 17.

Leaf-rollers, 272.

Lecheguana, The, 376.

Legs of Insects, 6, _et seq._

Leopard, Wood, 257.

Le petit Diable, 116.

Lepidoptera, Meaning of the Word, 138; Antennæ of, 169.

Leptidæ, 49.

Libellula, 402, 419. " depressa, 422. " _depressa_, 422. " _Larva of perfect Insect emerging_, 421.

_Lime Hawk-Moth_, 207. " " _Larva of_, 208.

Limenitis Camilla, 189. " _Camilla_, 189. " Sibilla, 189.

Lina populi, 520. " " _Larva of_, 520.

Lions des Pucerons, 427.

Liparis, The Genus, 210. " chrysorrhoea, 253. " _chrysorrhoea_, 254.

Lobster Moth, 259. " " _Larva of_, 259.

Locust, 284, 293, 301.

_Locust_, 301. " _A Cloud of in Algeria_, 303.

Locusta viridissima, 299.

Longicornes, 519.

_Looper Caterpillar_, 141, 144 (_four figs._). " " _Hanging by its Thread_, 265 (_five figs._).

Lophyrus pini, 399. " _pini_, 399.

Louse, 31; Means Employed to Kill, 31; of the Bee, 348. " _magnified_, 31. " Plant, 101, 116.

Lucanus, 465. " bellicosus, 466. " _bellicosus_, 467. " cervus, 466. " Mellyi, 466. " _Mellyi_, 466.

Lucilia Cæsar, The, 72. " hominivorax, The, 72. " _hominivorax_, 72.

Luciola Italica, 510.

Lycæna, Genus, 180. " Ægon, 182. " _Ægon_, 182. " Battus, 181. " _Battus_, 182. " Corydon, 181. " _Corydon_, 182. " _See_ Polyommatus.

Lycænidæ, Family of the, 178.

Lycus, The Genus, 510. " latissimus, 510.

Lygæus, Genus, 91, 92.

Lytta, 498. " vesicatoria, 499.

Macroglossa, The Genus, 194. " stellatarum, 194. " " _Pupa of_, 196.

Malpighian Vessels, 11.

Mandibles, Nerves of the, 18.

Manticora, 497. " tuberculata, 498. " _tuberculata_, 498.

Mantidæ, The, 288.

Mantis, The Genus, 284, 285. " oratoria, 289. " religiosa, 289, 290. " _religiosa, and its Larva_, 290.

Mantispa, 423. " pagana, 423. " _pagana_, 423.

Marte, Le, 153.

Mason Bee, Nest of, 364. " " _and Nest_, 364. " " _Interior of the Nest of the_, 365.

May-fly, 418; Respiratory Apparatus of, 418.

_Meadow Brown_, 192.

Meal-worm, 498.

_Meat-fly_, _Eggs of_, 77. " _Lancet of_, 83. " _Trunk of_, 79 (_two figs._).

_Megacerus chorinæus_, 463.

Megachile, 367. " centuncularis, 366. " Rose, 366.

Megalosoma anubis, 461, 463. " _Male and Female_, 463, 464.

Melasoma, 497.

Melipona, 356, 357. " _a Species of_, 357. " scutellaris, Nest of, 357.

Meloë, 507. " proscarabæus, 507.

Melolontha, 445. " fullo, 456. " Hippocastani, 456. " vulgaris, 447; Larva of, 452; Pupa of, _ib._

_Membracis foliata_, 115.

Mérian, Mdlle. Sybille de, 111.

Metamorphoses, 21.

Migratory Locust, 301.

_Mole Cricket_, 295. " Nest of the, 297. " _Nest of the_, 297.

Mormolyce phyllodes, 491. " _phyllodes_, 493. " " _Larva and Pupa of_, 493.