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DESCRIPTIONS OF PLATES. 



FRONTISPIECE. I, Carabns nitens, F. 2, Euceros crassicornis, Grav. 3, 

 flemerobius concinnus, Steph. 4, Polynmmatus Adonis, Lat. 5, Anomoia 

 Gaedii, Walk. 6, Blutta Germanica, L. 7, Acrida varia> Kirb. 8> Corizus 



Hyoscyami, Fall. 



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 /Ae iow insects arc British, and all but No. 3 m my own collection. Tu.] 



*#* All the figures to which no authority is placed arc from the author's drawings. 



Plate I . Figure 1 , Hemispherical egg of Gastropacha dumeti (Knoch). Fig. 2, 



Conical egg of Pontia N<api (Sepp.) Fig. 3, Cylindrical egg of Gastropacha 



everia (Knoch). Fig. 4, Hairy egg of the same, a, spot where the hair is 



removed, and the eggs exposed to view. Fig. 5, Tun-shaped egg of Vanessa 



Urticae (Sepp.). Fig. 6, Lenticular egg of Noct-ua psi (Sepp.). Fig. 7, Convex 



and ribbed egg of Hipparchia Tithous (Sepp.). Fig. 8, Flat lenticular ribbed 



gg of Noctua Orion (Sepp.). Fig. 9, The egg of Phalena prnnata, with an 



apparent cover (Sepp.). Fig. 10, Cup-shaped egg of Ot-gyia antiqtca (Sepp.). 



Fig. 11, Turban-shaped eggofLycana Belul<e (Sepp.). Fig. 12, Flask-shaped 



egg of Culeb pipiens (Reaumur). Fig. 13, Thumbstall-shaped egg of Argynnis 



Lathonia (Sepp.). Fig. 14, Petiolated eggs of Hemerobius per/a (Reaumur). 



A, Natural size. B, One enlarged. Fig. 15, Contiguous eggs of Gasiropacha 



Neus'-ria (ib.y. Fig. 16, Petiolated egg of Opkion lutcus (Kirby and Spence). 



Fig. 17, Eared egg of Scatophaya pulris (Reaumur). A, From the front. 



B, From the side. Fig. 18, Tailed egg ofRanatra linearis (Geoffroy). Fig. 19, 



Crowned egg of Ncpa cinerea. A, Two eggs as they hang together (Kirby and 



Spence). B, One with the distended crown (Rosel). Fig. 20, Cylindrical, 



pointed egg of Sialis lutarius (Suckow). Fig. 21 , Elliptical egg, with the larva 



seen through, of Sphinx Ligustri (Sepp.). Fig. 22, Globose egg, with the 



larva shining through, of a Noctua (Sepp.). Fig. 23, Egg shell of the egg of 



Gastropacha Pini (Suckow). Fig. 24, Embryo with the membranes of Gastro- 



jmcha Pini (Suckow). A, Head of the embryo, with the already visible eye 



points. B, Its body. C, Space in which the amnion is contained, a a a, The 



amnion. I b />, The chorion. o c, Tracheae, which distribute themselves upon 



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