TABLE OF CONTEXTS TO REPORT VI. 37 



INNOXIOUS INSECTS. 



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The Dominican Case-bearer 



Characters of the beetle, 127 Mode of oviposition, 128 Oviposition of 

 Chlamys plicata, 128 The young larva and its food habits, 129 The 

 case of the larva, 129 Characters of the larva, 130 Time required 

 for its development, 130. 

 The Yucca Moth 131 



Its natural history completed, 131 Description of the chrysalis, 131- 

 Hatchiug of the chrysalis, 132 Method of oviposition, 133 Oviposi- 

 tion is followed by pollination, 134 The egg in the young fruit and 

 the embryo larva, 134 It is the ouly insect that can well fertilize the 

 Yuccas, 135. 

 Hackberry Butterflies 136 



The European Purple Emperor, 130 Insufficient former account of their 



earlier states, 136 Species of Celtis in Missouri, 137. 

 THE EYED EMPEROR 137 



The full-grown larva, 137 Habits of the larva, 138 Pupation, 138 The 

 imago, 139 The egg and the young larva, 139 Two annual broods, 

 139 Hibernation of the young larva, 140. 

 THE TAWNY EMPEROR 



How it differs from the Eyed Emperor, 140 The egg, 141 Larval 



changes and habits, 141 Egg parasite, 142. 

 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL 



The generic name, 142 The specific names of the two species, 143 

 Fabricius's original description of Lycaon and Rerse, 144 Other species 

 of the genus in the Uuited States, 145 On the validity of Alicia, 145 

 Descriptions of the earlier states of both species, 148 Their popular 

 names, 148 The scientific specific names, 149. 

 Katydids 150 



General considerations, 150 Spring in Europe and America, 151 Stridu- 

 latiug uoise produced by crickets and grasshoppers, 152 Sounds inaudi- 

 ble to man, 152 Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, 153 Habits and 

 general appearance of our Katydids, 154 They oviposit above ground, 

 154, Their ovipositors not rndiuiental, 155. 

 THE ANGULAR-WINGED KATYDID 155 



It is the most common species in Missouri, 155 General character of the 

 insect, 155 The eggs, 155 Erroneous statement concerning the egg, 

 156 How the female deposits the eggs, 156 Number of eggs laid by 

 the female, 158 Hatching of the larva, 158 Food of the larva, 158- 

 Changing from the pupa to the perfect state, 159 Its song, 159 It is 

 capable of domestication to a certain degree, 160 Description of the 

 immature states, 161 Natural enemies, 162 The Back- rolling Wonder, 

 an egg- parasite, 162 Curious habit of the female Antigash-r, 162 

 Description of Anligaster miralUt*, 163 Striking sexual differences, 163. 

 THE NARROW-WINGED KATYDID 164 



Distinguishing characters, 164 Method of oviposition, 165 The egg, 



165 Its song, 166 Description of larva and pupa, 166. 

 THE BROAD- WINGED KATYDID 167 



It is the true Katydid, 167 Distinguishing characters, 167 Mode of 

 oviposition as observed in confinement, 167 Mr. Jaeger's erroneous 

 statement regarding the oviposition, 168 Its song, 168. 

 THE OBLOXG-WINGED KATYDID 169 



It has not yet been found in Missouri, 169 Distinguishing characters, 

 169 The eggs not yet known, 1'1'J Abnormal female specimen, 169. 



